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Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Abraham answers Isaac, his son, while they are walking together toward the place God had designated. Isaac has just said the fire and wood are present, but the lamb for the burnt offering is missing.
The words — The Hebrew verb yir’eh (yir’eh, “he will see”) is rendered “will provide” in the BSB. The noun ha’seh (hāśēh, “the sheep/lamb”) names the sacrifice Isaac expects.
The thread — John 1:29 and John 1:36 call Jesus “the Lamb of God.” Revelation 5:12 praises “the Lamb who was slain,” continuing the sacrificial-lamb language.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to note that Abraham points to God for the lamb while the lamb is still absent. It makes the coming binding of Isaac concrete, with the sacrifice not yet supplied.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Cross-references
- John 1:36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
- John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Revelation 5:12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
- Revelation 13:8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
- Genesis 18:14 Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- 1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
- Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.