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(1) v.13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.
The usual burnt offering substitutional sacrifice was seen.
(2) 14 And Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD provides.” It is said to this day, “In the mountain of the LORD provision will be made.”
provide=appear, especially a. of י׳ (God)...in the mt. where י׳ appeareth
(NET) The Niphal verb could be translated (1) “in the mountain of the Lord it will be seen/provided” or (2) “in the mountain the Lord will appear.” If the temple later stood here (see the note on “Moriah” in Gen 22:2), the latter interpretation might find support, for the people went to the temple to appear before the Lord, who “appeared” to them by providing for them his power and blessings. See S. R. Driver, Genesis, 219.
Reflection: Ab did not name that place because his son was spared, but that God appeared and provided him with a substitution.
When God saw the heart of Abraham then God provided him with a substitute. Although Ab only offered up a lamb, but God accepted that. Even the substitute was provided by God. God appearance also related to His provision of this substitute. God is good to mankind and His appearance was good to Abraham.
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