Genesis 22:5

Abraham said to the young men, Abide ye here.

He took only his son. He wished to suffer alone. There were to be no witnesses. He had spoken to no one during the long journey of what was in his heart. Isaac himself did not know what fate seemed to be in store for him.

Come again unto you.

I and the lad. The words were prophetic, and it is probable that Abraham expected to return with his son, raised from the dead. Why should he not believe it? The very birth of Isaac was. miracle, his parents being dead for purposes of procreation before his birth, and Hebrews 11:17 indicates fully his hopes in offering his son.