Hebrew YHWH-Jireh (יְהוָה יִרְאֶה). Given by Abraham at the moment a ram caught in the thicket substitutes for Isaac. Heb 11:17–19 reads the offering theologically as a resurrection-typology. Cross-references [[bronze-serpent]] (substitutionary typology on a hill, near-identical in form to the serpent-lifted-up).
YHWH-Jireh — the LORD will provide
Gen 22:14 — Moriah, after the ram substitution.
Primary passage:Genesis 22:14 →
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John Calvin
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1. And it came to pass. This chapter contains a most memorable narrative. For although Abraham, through the whole course of his life, gave astonishing proofs of faith and obedience, yet none more excellent can be imagined than the immolation of his son. For other temptations with which the Lord…
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