And he said, . . . My son. Abraham responded, "Thou
art my son." Isaac then asked, " If I am indeed thy son,
where is the sacrifice ? "

8 And Abraham replied, God will show us the sacrifice, my
son. Isaac then understood that he himself was to be offered
for a sacrifice, and therefore says the text once more — ■

They went both of them together. That is to say, although
Isaac knew now that he was to be offered as a sacrifice, yet
they went both of them together, of one heart and mind, and
equally happy (to slay and to be slain).
rowed many sentiments from the New Testament. See Index III. to Gen.
ace. to the TaL, under the word Neio Test.
' In this case a little prevarication and mental reservation was necessary.
Father Abraham thus established a precedent for the conduct of his ortho-
dox children. So at least would reason a modern Jew. R. Akiva swore
with his lips and made it null in his heart ! The Talmud says plainly that
thoughts of the heart are not words of the mouth : p^X HpatJ" DHIT
D»"l31. Kiddushin, fol. 50A.
