Genesis 22:3

And Abraham rose early, &c. Abraham's prompt unquestioning obedience is here depicted in the description of his successive acts. The mental struggle is passed over in silence. Calvin notes: "quasi oculis clausis pergit quo jubetur." Cf. Wis 10:5, "wisdom knew the righteous man and preserved him blameless unto God, and kept him strong when his heart yearned towards his child."

the wood Implying that the place of the sacrifice would be treeless.

the place See note on Genesis 12:6. Was it a local sanctuary?

of which God had told him) Cf. Genesis 22:2, the narrative is condensed. The names of the "place" and the mountain spoken of by God are not recorded.