Moreover, when nations consenting together in wickedness had been confounded, wisdom knew the righteous man, and preserved him blameless to God, and kept him strong when his heart yearned toward his child.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 5. She knew the just. She found out and approved Abraham, ( Calmet.) Sem, or Heber, who took no part in building the tower. Saint Augustine de Civ. Dei. Calmet. xvi. 4.—To God. Many say that Abraham was at first addicted to idolatry. Philo. Saint Augustine and so forth—But not after he was directed by the light of heaven. Calmet.—Strong. Gave his strength to stand firm against the efforts of his natural tenderness, when he was ordered to sacrifice his son. Challoner.—Against. Lit. “in.” To obey God was true compassion to his son, though it might have deprived him of this life. Bible.—How many virtues did not Abraham manifest on this occasion! Saint Ambrose Off. ii. 5.
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