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The angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהcalledוַיִּקְרָאto Abrahamאֶל אַבְרָהָםa second timeשֵׁנִיתfromמִןthe heavensהַשָּׁמָיִם
Genesis 22:15
Study it in the app“The angel of YHWH called to Abraham a second time from the heavens”
Abraham is promised offspring through whom all the nations of the earth will be blessedWho Jesus IsAbraham did not withhold his only son and received the blessingObedience
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 22:15, word by word
- The angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- a second timeשֵׁנִיתshenit
again
Once more, after having been done before.
Where else “shenit” appears- the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
14Abraham called the name of that place YHWH Yireh, as it is said to this day, “On the mountain of YHWH it will be seen.”
15 · This verse (above)
16and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares YHWH, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only one,
To study Genesis 22 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim ask of Abraham, and what provision appeared on the mountain (vv. 2, 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does this account teach about trusting Elohim and his provision (vv. 12-14)?
3. How I live it
What is hard for you to place in Elohim’s hands, and how can you talk with him about it?