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or such a bright and diligent student to Abraham in its personal impact, pro-
who usually has the answer to any phetic preview and display of the heart of
Fquestion, Djenica was unusually God that it provoked Abraham in an act
perplexed. Coming from Haiti a few years of worship to appropriately call the place,
ago and now the valedictorian of her grad- and indeed the Lord, by a new name, Je-
uating class, she had questions instead of hovah Jireh (the LORD will provide). This
answers when considering Genesis 22. In will be the only time in Scripture the name
a recent Bible study that Trudy Odom and will appear, but the truth of its meaning
I are privileged to have at a local public is seen on every page.
high school where Trudy taught for many Take a moment, my dear brother and
years, our “Bible Biographies” lessons sister, as familiar as the story is, and stand
had brought us to the “Moriah moment” again with Abraham and Isaac on that
in the life of Abraham, and our student’s wind-swept mountaintop with the sac-
perplexed reaction was understandable: rifice still smoldering on the altar before
“Why would God ask Abraham to sacri- them and consider what this divine name
fice his son?” conveys about God in relation to you and
Whether reading it for the first or the your life. Abraham’s experience and test
fiftieth time, Genesis 22 captures our at- are indeed unparalleled and unique, but
tention with a jolting and unprecedented in some ways so are yours. So, no matter
message from the Lord to Abraham. It how far you have come on your journey
then takes us up a literal and literary or what “Moriahs” you have experienced
ascent as with each verse he and his son or are experiencing at present, the Lord’s
approach the summit and what seems to very name assures you that He will pro-
be the inevitable. From a mere human vide for you all along the way of your life’s
perspective, it appears as if the Lord is journey and for all of eternity’s ages. He
taking and not providing. But viewed is Jehovah Jireh, the God who will provide.
through the longer lens of Scripture, we Let’s briefly notice some of the familiar
see coming into sharp focus the Lord’s ul- provisions the Lord supplied to Abraham
timate provision in Christ that this moving and supplies to us as well.
mountain scene so vividly foreshadows. God’s Temporal Provisions
Abraham’s faith-filled words in response
to his son’s question ring down through The reason Abraham could say so as-
history to the coming of Christ and will suredly “God will provide …” to his son
echo on for eternal ages: “My Son, God upon the mountain was because he had
will provide himself a lamb” (Gen 22:8). 1 proved the Lord’s provision in many
The whole experience was so significant temporal blessings throughout his life.
Upon his initial call by God (Act 7:2),
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the Abram left his home to move out, not
KJV. knowing where he was going (Heb 11:8),

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