Genesis 22:12 meaning and explanation
“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Genesis 22:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The angel of the LORD speaks from heaven, stopping Abraham's hand at the last moment on Mount Moriah. The test was never about God learning something hidden; the Hebrew verb yada, to know, here means to recognize or confirm what is now evident in Abraham's action.
Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.