13Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided." Gen. 22:13 through Gen. 22:14 (NIV)
One of the reasons that I am so amazed at God is because of his constant love and care for us--His children. I am amazed at his limitless resources. I am astounded at how one word from His mouth can heal cancer as if it was never there. I am in awe at how God knows exactly what I need, and how He will intervene at just the right moment.
Genesis chapter 22 is just one of those moments. To sum up verses 1 to 12 of chapter 22, God had instructed Abraham to go to Mt. Moriah and sacrifice his most prized possession—his son, Isaac. Abraham trusted God so much that he was actually willing to go through with it. In verses 9 & 10 Abraham tied Isaac, laid him on the sacrificial altar, and raised his knife to thrust it into his son's chest. Just at that moment God called to him and provided a substitute sacrifice—a ram caught in a thicket.
There are a couple of questions that are initially raised in my mind. Why couldn't God have just told Abraham to go to Mt. Moriah and sacrifice a ram that is going to be caught in a thicket? Another question might be, was the ram there the whole time?
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