Jehovah Jireh- The Lord our Provider Genesis 22:1-19

Jehovah Jireh- The Lord our Provider
Genesis 22:1-19
The Zaatari refugee camp near the Jordanian city of Mafraq,
(Courtesy The Starphoenix)
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
2. Unspeakable Costs 22:7-8
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
Each ‘movement’ contains the expressions
“Here I am…..”
“……. went together”
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Sacrificed:
Home & relatives- Ur of the Chaldees
Security – famine
The best land- to Lot
Security- attack
Community- set apart- circumcision
Family- Lot debased, Sodom
Only son- Ishmael
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
“Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God
has come in order to test you, and in order that the
fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not
sin.”” (Exodus 20:20, NASB95)
““In the wilderness He fed you manna which your
fathers did not know, that He might humble you and
that He might test you, to do good for you in the end.”
(Deuteronomy 8:16, NASB95)
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
test, try, i.e., cause or allow hardship or trouble in a
circumstance, often with choices within the situation,
implying a different outcome is possible (Jdg 2:22)
James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic
Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Your son
Your only son
Whom you love
Isaac (laughter)
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Abraham’s
good
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Abraham’s
good
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Abraham’s
good
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Abraham’s
good
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
Abraham’s
good
The
Glory of
God
1. Outrageous Demands 22:1-6
“By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and
he who had received the promises was offering up his only
begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, “IN ISAAC YOUR
DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED.” He considered that God is able to
raise people even from the dead, from which he also received
him back as a type.” (Hebrews 11:17–19, NASB95)
2. Unspeakable Costs 22:7-8
2. Unspeakable Costs 22:7-8
My daddy?
Here I am , my son………………
Where is the lamb????
God will provide for himself
My son ……………………
The two of them walked together……
2. Unspeakable Costs 22:7-8
My daddy?
Here I am , my son………………
Where is the lamb????
God will provide for himself
My son ……………………
The two of them walked together……
2. Unspeakable Costs 22:7-8
“He considered that God is able to raise people
even from the dead, from which he also received
him back as a type.” (Hebrews 11:19, NASB95)
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
Come to the place
Builds the altar
Arranges the wood
Bound his son
Laid him out
Stretched out his hand
Took the knife
To slay his son…………
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
Abraham, Abraham
Here I am……………….
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
Called the name of the place
Jehovah Jireh….
The Lord Provides
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
Called the name of the place
Jehovah Jireh….
The Lord Provides
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
Called the name of the place
Jehovah Jireh….
The Lord Provides
3. Eternal Rewards 22:9-19
By myself- declares Jehovah
I will greatly bless you
I will greatly multiply
Your seed shall possess
In your seed- all the Gentiles will be blessed
As we celebrate His provision let’s keep a few things in
mind:
•We are fallen – we can – like Abraham- turn His
provision into something we idolise, to the point – we
become the providers
•God’s provision- may really cost- it may not seem like a
blessing
•Whatever & however He decides to provide- it is for His
glory and for our good
•His greatest provision- Jehovah Jireh- is seen in how He
provided His Son- His only Son
and He did not spare the knife
Jehovah Jireh- The Lord Provides