Genesis 22:8 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אַבְרָהָ֔ם	'av.ra.Ham	Abraham	H85 →
אֱלֹהִ֞ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
יִרְאֶה־	yir.'eh-	he will see	H7200 →
לּ֥וֹ	lo	for <the> himself
הַשֶּׂ֛ה	ha.Seh	the sheep	H7716 →
לְעֹלָ֖ה	le.'o.Lah	for a burnt offering	H5930 →
בְּנִ֑י	be.Ni	O son my	H1121 →
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם	she.nei.Hem	[the] two of them	H8147 →
יַחְדָּֽו׃	yach.Dav	together	H3162 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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…
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:19–20
  but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- Ephesians 1:4
  For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- Matthew 25:34
  Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Through
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 32:27
  “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Luke 1:37
  For no word from God will ever fail.”
- Job 42:2
  “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
- Luke 18:27
  But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- Mark 10:27
  Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Genesis 22:14And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”John 1:36When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.Revelation 5:12In 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 13:8And 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.Matthew 19:26Jesus 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.Genesis 18:14Is 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.”1 Peter 1:19–20but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.Genesis 22:13Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.Revelation 5:6Then 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.2 Chronicles 25:9Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the army of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”Exodus 12:3Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.

A picture of Christ
John 1:29
'God will provide himself a lamb' is answered at the Jordan: 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.'
Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (public domain)
A picture of Christ
Genesis 3:21
The first covering required the first death; on Moriah Abraham speaks the thread's next line: 'God will provide himself a lamb.'
Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (public domain)

TrailThe Scarlet ThreadGod names Himself the lamb's provider: the rest of the walk looks for that lamb.

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