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NASB | Genesis 22:1 Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:1 Now after these things, God tested [the faith and commitment of] Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am." |
Bible Question: Why did god provide a ram for Abraham to sacrefice? |
Bible Answer: Hi Farmboy, Welcome to the forum. It is probable that God knew that Abraham, having observed what people did round about, and seen how the Canaanites demonstrated their love for their gods by offering child sacrifices, was himself deeply disturbed about whether he should do the same. It may even have been that he was being derided by them because he was seen as not sufficiently dedicated to his God. God was thus demonstrating to Abraham and his descendants that He did not require child sacrifice, but that instead He was content with a substitute, in this case in the form of a ram. It is noteworthy that the opening phrase 'offering up a burnt offering' is only once repeated in the Old Testament and that in the words of Jephthah. It is therefore suggested by some that what Jephthah did was dedicate his daughter to the service of the Tabernacle (prepetual virginity) and offer up a substitute offering. This would explain why the priests did not refuse to do what Jephthah had suggested. In both cases it was a type of the substitutionary sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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