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Ramban on Genesis 22:12/רמב"ן על בראשית כ״ב:י״ב
אכִּי עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי מִתְּחִלָּה הָיְתָה יִרְאָתוֹ בְּכֹחַ לֹא יָצָא לַפֹּעַל בַּמַּעֲשֶׂה הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה, וְעַתָּה נוֹדְעָה בְּמַעֲשֵׂה וְהָיָה זְכוּתוֹ שָׁלֵם, וּתְהִי מַשְׂכֻּרְתּוֹ שְׁלֵמָה מֵעִם ה' אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְדַעַת הַפָּרָשָׁה שֶׁ"הָאֱלֹהִים" הוּא הַמְּנַסֶּה וּמְצַוֶּה בָּעֲקֵדָה, וּ"מַלְאַךְ ה'" הוּא הַמּוֹנֵעַ וְהַמַּבְטִיחַ, יִתְבָּרֵר בְּפָסוּק "הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגּוֹאֵל אוֹתִי" (בראשית מ"ח:ט"ז):
1FOR NOW I KNOW THAT THOU ART A G-D FEARING MAN. At the beginning Abraham’s fear of G-d was latent; it had not become actualized through such a great deed. But now it was known in actuality, and his merit was perfect, and his reward would be complete from the Eternal, the G-d of Israel.385The doctrine of this chapter which teaches that G-d is the One who tries Abraham and commands him about the binding of Isaac, and it is the angel of G-d who restrains and promises him, will be explained in the verse, The angel who hath redeemed me.386