O panorama
Gênesis 22 abre com “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him…”, muda perto do versículo 12 com “And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for…” e termina com “And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Gênesis · Versão King James · 24Gênesis 22:1-8
Versículos 1–8: It came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said…
Gênesis 22:1–8 abre com “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham…” e chega a “And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his…” O número two torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and…” Nomear Abide e Abraham mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gênesis 22:1-8
Versão King James1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Gênesis 22:9-16
Versículos 9–16: They came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an…
Gênesis 22:9–16 abre com “And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid…” e chega a “And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order…” Nomear Abraham mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.” Nomear Abraham e Here mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham…” Nomear Abraham mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gênesis 22:9-16
Versão King James9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Gênesis 22:17-24
Versículos 17–24: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply…
Gênesis 22:17–24 abre com “That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of…” e chega a “And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Deus chama Abraão para deixar o conhecido e viver uma história de fé, aliança, fracasso, resgate e um filho prometido por meio de quem as nações seriam abençoadas.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the…” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
“So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Gênesis 22:17-24
Versão King James17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Genesis 22:1 começa com “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Genesis 22:7 forma uma mudança natural: “And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the…”
A nota final
Genesis 22:24 deixa o leitor com “And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Abraham, burnt, offering, Isaac, took, wood ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
Como o mandamento sobre Isaque deve ser ensinado?
O início declara que se trata de um teste e o desfecho impede a mão de Abraão. Um carneiro ocupa o lugar de Isaque, e Hebreus relaciona a fé de Abraão à ressurreição. A passagem nunca deve virar instrução para ferir uma criança, obedecer a impulsos privados violentos ou fazer um menor representar o terror da cena.
Genesis 22:1-19 · Hebrews 11:17-19 · Leviticus 18:21 · Deuteronomy 12:31
