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NASB | Genesis 22:8 Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:8 Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for the burnt offering." So the two walked on together. |
Bible Question (short): Genesis 22:14, "it will be seen". |
Question (full): Comments on the forum recently showed an interest in how much we should spiritualize this passage of Scripture. The story certainly shows that God will provide; He provided the lamb for Abraham. The question is, how much should we spiritualize the story to show that it was prophesizing about the Lamb of God. I noticed today for the first time that "provide", or I would suppose "provide for" is literally "see". Thus Genesis 22:8 can be interpretted as saying, "And Abraham said, 'God will **see Himself [as] the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.' So the two of them walked on together." So the questions which the passage bring to my mind is: How much is the Lamb a lamb? How much is God a god (in the image of God) How much is the Man a man? How much is the Angel an angel? How much is the Spirit a spirit? I see Galatians 3 as a companion Scripture. From the heart, Ray |