Gen 22:4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. The third day ] "As the number SEVEN," says Mr. Ainsworth, "is of especial use in Scripture because of the Sabbath day, , so THREE is a mystical number because of Christ's rising from the dead the third day, ; ; as he was crucified the third hour after noon, : and Isaac, as he was a figure of Christ, in being the only son of his father, and not spared but offered for a sacrifice, , so in sundry particulars he resembled our Lord: the third day Isaac was to be offered up, so it was the third day in which Christ also was to be perfected, ; Isaac carried the wood for the burnt-offering, , so Christ carried the tree whereon he died, ; the binding of Isaac, , was also typical, so Christ was bound, . "In the following remarkable cases this number also occurs. Moses desired to go three days' journey in the wilderness to sacrifice, ; and they travelled three days in it before they found water, ; and three days' journey the ark of the covenant went before them, to search out a resting place, ; by the third day the people were to be ready to receive God's law, ; and after three days to pass over Jordan into Canaan, ; the third day Esther put on the apparel of the kingdom, ; on the third day Hezekiah, being recovered from his illness, went up to the house of the Lord, ; on the third day, the prophet said, God will raise us up and we shall live before him, ; and on the third day, as well as on the seventh , the unclean person was to purify himself, : with many other memorable things which the Scripture speaks concerning the third day, and not without mystery. See ; unto which we may add a Jew's testimony in Bereshith Rabba , in a comment on this place: There are many THREE DAYS mentioned in the Holy Scripture, of which one is the resurrection of the Messiah ."-Ainsworth. Saw the place afar off. ] He knew the place by seeing the cloud of glory smoking on the top of the mountain.- Targum .

‏ Genesis 22:4

Verse 4. The third day] "As the number SEVEN," says Mr. Ainsworth, "is of especial use in Scripture because of the Sabbath day, Ge 2:2, so THREE is a mystical number because of Christ's rising from the dead the third day, Mt 17:23; 1Co 15:4; as he was crucified the third hour after noon, Mr 15:25: and Isaac, as he was a figure of Christ, in being the only son of his father, and not spared but offered for a sacrifice, Ro 8:32, so in sundry particulars he resembled our Lord: the third day Isaac was to be offered up, so it was the third day in which Christ also was to be perfected, Lu 13:32; Isaac carried the wood for the burnt-offering, Ge 22:6, so Christ carried the tree whereon he died, Joh 19:17; the binding of Isaac, Ge 21:9, was also typical, so Christ was bound, Mt 27:2.

"In the following remarkable cases this number also occurs. Moses desired to go three days' journey in the wilderness to sacrifice, Ex 5:3; and they travelled three days in it before they found water, Ex 15:22; and three days' journey the ark of the covenant went before them, to search out a resting place, Nu 10:33; by the third day the people were to be ready to receive God's law, Ex 19:11; and after three days to pass over Jordan into Canaan, Jos 1:14; the third day Esther put on the apparel of the kingdom, Es 5:1; on the third day Hezekiah, being recovered from his illness, went up to the house of the Lord, 2Ki 20:5; on the third day, the prophet said, God will raise us up and we shall live before him, Ho 6:2; and on the third day, as well as on the seventh, the unclean person was to purify himself, Nu 19:12: with many other memorable things which the Scripture speaks concerning the third day, and not without mystery. See Ge 40:12,13; 42:17,18; Jon 1:17; Jos 2:16; unto which we may add a Jew's testimony in Bereshith Rabba, in a comment on this place: There are many THREE DAYS mentioned in the Holy Scripture, of which one is the resurrection of the Messiah."-Ainsworth.

Saw the place afar off.] He knew the place by seeing the cloud of glory smoking on the top of the mountain.-Targum.