In the mount of the Lord

“And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.”

Abraham did everything that the Lord required of him, even though he went ahead with a heavy heart. Isaac cooperated in the entire process as well. The Lord made promises to Abraham and Abraham believed those promises but, surely, now all these things were going to end. The only way that God could keep His promises at this stage was through and unheard of miracle. At this stage the Lord acted by sending an angel to bring this whole process to an end. The angel called out from heaven and told him not to kill his son. This was indeed a miracle but probably not the one that Abraham was expecting. Abraham looked up and found the substitute that he needed to perform this sacrifice. They had set up the altar and laid the wood and God did provide the animal for the sacrifice. Abraham called that place Jehovahjireh, which means the Lord sees. It is enough for the Lord to see because He acts for good whenever He sees and nothing escapes His gaze. This also reminds us that the Lord Jesus Christ became the substitute for every sinner by dying in our place for our sins.

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)