Christ is Jehovah-Jireh

The LORD commanded Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, as we read from Genesis 22. As they approached the place of sacrifice, Isaac was unaware that he himself was the intended sacrifice. He asked his father “where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham replied, “God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering” Then, as Abraham prepared Isaac to be sacrificed, God interrupted him just at the very minute he was about to slay his son with the sacrificial knife. Abraham was instructed to release Isaac.

It is at that moment that Abraham lifted up his eyes and understood that the LORD had provided a ram to be sacrificed in Isaac’s stead. Therefore, Abraham honored the sacrificial place by naming it Jehovah-Jireh, “The LORD will provide”.

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 Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. Genesis 22:13-14

Jesus Christ is Jehovah. He is co-equal and co-eternal with His Father. Jesus Christ is, therefore, Jehovah-Jireh, “The LORD will provide.” Like His Father, Christ is Jehovah who provides for all the needs of His people. The greatest need for humanity is the salvation of the soul, which can only be found through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross.

What is astounding is that Christ provided Himself as the offering and sacrifice for God’s people (Ephesians 5:2). Just as God provided the ram to be sacrificed in Isaac’s stead, Christ provided Himself to be sacrificed in the sinner’s stead (read Isaiah 53). God has provided for our salvation.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. Romans 5:8-9

Have you, by faith in Jesus Christ, embraced Him as Jehovah-Jireh? If not, you have refused the only divinely ordained sacrifice for your sins to the eternal damnation of your soul.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27