Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.
Parallel translations
- WEB Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.
- KJV And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
- NKJV And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
- NASB Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.
- NLT “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.
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Quick answer
Abraham answers that God Himself will provide the lamb. His reply is both faith and unwitting prophecy.
Overview
Abraham's confident response, 'God will provide himself the lamb,' expresses trust that God will supply what is needed. The words prove prophetic, fulfilled immediately by the ram and ultimately in Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This declaration stands as one of Scripture's clearest pointers to God's provision of a substitute sacrifice in His Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- 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!
- Rev 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!”
- Rev 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.
- Gen 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.”
- Matt 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Rev 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 Pet 1:19–20but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 2 Chr 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.”
- Rev 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.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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