Genesis 22:1-4 (KJVS) And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only* son* Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
Genesis 22:5 5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
Genesis 22:6-14 6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid* it* upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a 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, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an 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 the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12And 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. 13And 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. 14And 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.
Genesis 22:4 4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and* saw the place afar off.**
Genesis 22:13-14 13And 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. 14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh: as it is said* to* this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen
John 8:51-59 (KJV) 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56** Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw**** it****, and was glad.** 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
2 Chronicles 3:1 (KJV) 1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Philippians 2:8 (AMP) 8And after He had appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself [still further] and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the death of the cross!
Isaiah 53:10-12 (KJV) 10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see* his* seed, he shall prolong* his* days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 53:10-12 (AMP) 10Yet it was the will of the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief and made Him sick. When You and He make His life an offering for sin [and He has risen from the dead, in time to come], He shall see His [spiritual] offspring, He shall prolong His days, and the will and pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. 11He shall see [the fruit] of the travail of His soul and be satisfied; by His knowledge of Himself [which He possesses and imparts to others] shall My [uncompromisingly] righteous One, My Servant, justify many and make many righteous (upright and in right standing with God), for He shall bear their iniquities and their guilt [with the consequences, says the Lord]. 12Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], and He shall divide the spoil with the mighty, because He poured out His life unto death, and [He let Himself] be regarded as a criminal and be numbered with the transgressors; yet He bore [and took away] the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors (the rebellious).^†^
Hebrews 11:17-19 (KJV) 17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten* son*, 18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19Accounting that God* was* able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
John 1:29 (KJV) 29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Genesis 22:15-16 (KJV) 15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only* son*:
Hebrews 11:17 17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten* son*,
**John 3:16 ** 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Genesis 22:13 3And 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.
John 8:56 56** Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw**** it****, and was glad.**
Genesis 22:4 4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and* saw the place afar off.**
Jeremiah 17:12 (KJV) 12 A glorious high throne from the beginning* is* the place of our sanctuary.
Jeremiah 17:12 (AMP) 12A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary (the temple).
Genesis 28:16-17 (KJV) 16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew* it* not. 17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful* is* this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Genesis 28:17 (AMP) 17He was afraid and said, How to be feared and reverenced is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and *^a^*this is the gateway to heaven!
Jehovah-Jireh #3
62-0707 · Grass Valley, California
159 Then he took the wood and put it on Isaac’s back; the cross, God’s Son years later. And Isaac packed the wood up the hill, that he was going lay on for a sacrifice. Foreshadowing!
160 If God foreshadowed that to a dot; Lot’s wife, don’t you turn around and look back towards the things of the world. All those types and shadows are perfect. See? Remember Eve. Remember Lot’s wife. Remember Lot himself, you man. Remember, Adam give in to his wife; Lot, the same way. Be careful. I’m just telling you, as a brother. It’s later than you think.
161 Notice little Isaac going up the hill. And he got suspicious. And he looked around, and he said, “My father?” And he said, “Here am I, my son.”
162 He said, “Here is the wood. And here is all, everything, the fire. But where is the lamb for the burnt-offering?”
163 Listen to that old daddy, without a quiver in his voice, he said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the sacrifice.” His only son going to the slaughter, but yet that faithful old heart had knowed that God can’t lie.
164 That’s the Seed of Abraham today! “How can it be, Brother Branham?” God will provide for Himself! “How is He going to?” I don’t know. But He’s Jehovah-Jireh!
165 Got up to the top of the hill, rolled up the rock. Put the wood on the rocks, and lit it with the fire. Said, “Isaac, my son, turn around.” He took the string from around his waist, and bound his hands and his feet. Isaac, obedient, as Christ was, to death. Laid him up on the block. Reached down in his sheath and pulled out the big knife; honed it a few times, looking up towards the sky.
166 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong, knowing that he had received him as one from the dead; fully persuaded that if God said so, for him to do it, He could raise him up from the dead.” That’s Abraham, and that’s his Seed after him. If that was the natural seed, what ought the royal Seed to be? Not staggering! What God says, God will do. Knowing that, he was fully persuaded; that what God had promised, God was able to do.
167 Honed the knife; little Isaac’s little dark eyes watching that big sharp blade as it run over the stone. Reached back; throwed back the curls off his face, pulled his little chin back. Raised up, and the tears running down his face like that. Knowing, and he staggered not at the promise of God! Raised his hand to plunge the knife into his own son’s throat.
168 And when he did, the voice of God called out, and caught his hand, said, “Abraham! Abraham, stay your hand! I know now that you love Me.” What was He doing? Giving a testimony to the Seed of Abraham, after him. “Stay your hand, don’t harm this child! I know that you love Me.”
169 And about that time, Abraham heard something behind him. And he looked, and there was a ram (that’s a male sheep) caught by his horns in the weeds and bushes. And Abraham went and got the ram and killed it, instead of his son.
170 Where did that ram come from? He’s a hundred miles from civilization. Why, the wild beasts would have killed it if he would been back there. Sure, it’s a—it’s a domestic animal. Where did it come from? And, besides, it’s way up on top of the mountain, where there’s no grass or water. And Abraham picked up rocks all around, where it was, to make the altar. Where did it come from? It wasn’t a vision; it bled. A vision don’t bleed. Hallelujah! Jehovah-Jireh had provided Himself a sacrifice!
171 When God is took at His Word, He is able to provide whatever He has need of. God, Jehovah-Jireh, still is Jehovah-Jireh tonight. He has a Sacrifice already provided. He has a Church provided. He has a Messenger provided, the Holy Spirit. He’s here now, Jehovah-Jireh. The Lord has provided Himself a Bible, a Spirit, a Church, a Message, a Messenger. And the hour is here now for the Church to be raptured and taken home. Jehovah-Jireh will provide the means to take that Church out of this world, by transforming these feeble bodies of ours, and take them up into Glory. Jehovah-Jireh! How will it come to pass in a modern day like we’re living at, that these things will be?
A Paradox
65-0117 · Phoenix, Arizona
111 How could Abraham take his son, way back three-days’ journey, probably ninety miles from any civilization, up on top of a mountain where the Lord had showed him, go offer his own son, Isaac? Isaac packing the wood up, as we know, which is a type of Christ. And up on this mountain he was to offer Isaac as a sacrifice, and when he fulfilled everything that God told him but stabbing his own son to death, through his throat, when he pulled the knife out of the sheath and raised his hand to obey God, to the word! For the Bible said, that, “He knew that God could not make a promise ’less He kept it. And he received him as one from the dead, that He was able to raise him up from the dead and give him to him again.”
112 And when he was ready to obey God, to its fullness, He caught his hand and said, “Stay your hand, Abraham.” And there was a ram hooked in the wilderness, around the vines, with his horns, on top of that mountain, where there is lions, wolves, hyenas, jackals, and the great ferocious beasts that eat sheep. And then he was way up on top of the mountain where there is no water. How did that ram get there? Abraham had picked up stones all around, to build a—an altar. But there was the ram, anyhow. It was a paradox.
113 And any man that believes God and takes Him at His Word, no matter what the situation is, God will perform another paradox, to keep His Word. For, Abraham called the place Jehovah-jireh, “the Lord has provided for Himself a sacrifice.” He still can cause a paradox to happen. He can do that this afternoon, if you’ll just take Him at His Word.
John 12:1-11 (KJV) 1Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s* son*, which should betray him, 5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. 8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. 9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. 10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; 11Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
Exodus 12:1-11 (KJV) 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2This month* shall be* unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth* day* of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take* it* according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 5Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take* it* out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7And they shall take of the blood, and strike* it* on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter* herbs* they shall eat it. 9Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast* with* fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 10And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 11And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.
Romans 10: 8-10 8But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
1 Corinthians 5:7-8 (KJV) 7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened* bread* of sincerity and truth.
1 Peter 1:18-21 (KJV) 18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation* received* by tradition from your fathers; 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
1 Peter 1:18-21 (AMP) You must know (recognize) that you were redeemed (ransomed) from the useless (fruitless) way of living inherited by tradition from [your] forefathers, not with corruptible things [such as] silver and gold, 19But [you were purchased] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like that of a [sacrificial] lamb without blemish or spot. 20It is true that He was chosen and foreordained (destined and foreknown for it) before the foundation of the world, but He was brought out to public view (made manifest) in these last days (at the end of the times) for the sake of you. 21Through Him you believe in (adhere to, rely on) God, Who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him honor and glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.
Revelation 5:1-3 (KJV) 1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four* and* twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.