Ep. 803 1 min
Genesis 22:14
The Lord will provide.
Abraham's name for the place where God stopped his hand.
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Ep. 803 · Genesis 22:14
Key takeaways
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- 01Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac — and obeys.
- 02God provides a ram caught in the thicket at the last moment.
- 03'Jehovah-Jireh' means 'the Lord will see to it.'
- 04The site foreshadows another sacrifice on a hill nearby.
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Genesis 22:14: 'So Abraham called the name of that place, The Lord will provide; as it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.'
Abraham has walked three days to sacrifice his son. He's raised the knife. And at the last possible second, God stops him and provides a ram caught in the thicket.
Abraham names the place 'Jehovah-Jireh' — the Lord will see to it. The name becomes a proverb in Israel.
Generations later, on that same mountain range, God will provide his own Son as the sacrifice that takes away the sin of the world.
The God who provided for Abraham still provides. Often at the last second. Always in the way that points back to Jesus.
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