Study it in the app“Abraham said, “Elohim will see for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.”
Isaac asks about the lamb; Abraham says, “Elohim will see for himself the lamb”The Cross
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwill seeיִרְאֶהfor himselfלּוֹthe lambהַשֶּׂהfor a burnt offering,לְעֹלָהmy son.”בְּנִיAnd the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםwent onוַיֵּלְכוּtogether.יַחְדָּו
שֶׂה / ἀμνός
Abraham answers: “Elohim will see for himself the lamb for a burnt offering.”
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appearslamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appearsburnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appearsboth
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appearsgo along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “yelchu” appearstogether
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears7Isaac said to Abraham his father, and he said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here are the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 · This verse (above)
9They came to the place that Elohim had told him, and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
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?
