Musar for Sanhedrin 178:8
(בראשית כב, א) ויהי אחר הדברים האלה והאלהים נסה את אברהם (אחר מאי)
And it came to pass after these words, that God did tempt Abraham.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XXII, 1. The sacrifice of Isaac having been mentioned, the Talmud proceeds to discuss it. ');"><sup>14</sup></span> What is meant by 'after'? — R. Johanan said on the authority of R. Jose b. Zimra: After 'the words of Satan, as it is written, And the child grew, and was weaned: [and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXI, 8. ');"><sup>15</sup></span>
Kav HaYashar
The midrash tells us, for example, that this is what happened to Avraham because he did not invite any poor people to the feast that he made upon Yitzchok’s weaning. Commenting on the verse, “And after these matters” (Bereishis 22:1), the midrash explains that it was in response to the Satan’s indictment that the Holy One Blessed is He subsequently commanded Avraham, “Take, now, your son, your only one, Yitzchok … and offer him there for a burnt offering” (Bereishis 22:2).
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