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12 And He said, a“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for bnow I know that you fear God, since you have not cwithheld your son, your only son, from Me.”  
13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of the place,1 The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”  
15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,
16 and said: a“By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 
17 blessing I will abless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants bas the stars of the heaven cand as the sand which is on the seashore; and dyour descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.  
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What Does Genesis 22:14 Mean?



Genesis 22:14

The literal Hebrew for this place name is "the Lord will see," which commentator Adam Clarke expounds as, "God will take care that everything shall be done that is necessary for the comfort and support of them who trust in Him." God will provide to those who obey, who have yielded to Him completely. Yielding and trusting in God are just different ways of saying, "Put God first." Notice the proverbial saying that sprang from this: "In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided." Clarke comments: "From this it appears that the sacrifice offered by Abraham was understood to be a representative one, and a tradition was kept up that Jehovah (Yahweh) should be seen in a sacrificial way on this mount." The "it" that will be provided was Jesus' sacrifice for us.

Mike Ford
Abraham's One God

Related Topics: Abraham's Sacrifice | God will Provide | In the Mount of the Lord It shall be Provided | Isaac | Isaac as a Type of Christ | Jesus Christ's Sacrifice | Put God First | The Lord will see




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Psalm 23:1-5


 
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