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Genesis 22:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 22:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.
Genesis 22:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.
6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. And they went both of them together.
7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?
8And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.
9And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Abraham said, my son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering, etc.] In which answer Abraham may have respect to the Messiah, the Lamb of God, (<430129>John 1:29,36), whom he had provided in council and covenant before the world was; and who in promise, and type, and figure, was slain from the foundation of the world, (<661308>Revelation 13:8); and whom in due time God would send into the world, (<431036>John 10:36), and make him an offering for sin, (<235310>Isaiah 53:10), and accept of him in the room and stead of his people: and this was a provision that could only be made by the Lord, and was the produce of his infinite wisdom, and the fruit of his grace, favour, and…”
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