INTRO

1. Today’s lesson is on the first compound name of Jehovah found in Scripture. Most compound

names of God come from some historic Biblical event and teach that Jehovah is able to

meet some human need by some aspect of His character.

2. "Jehovah-Jireh" appears only one time in the Bible.

3. Read Genesis 22: 1-14.

a) Abraham is facing the greatest trial of his life.

b) Even leaving Ur was not as testing an ordeal as what this chapter is all about.

c) Remember that Abraham is now about 120 years old; Isaac is about 20 years old.

d) Take your son....YOUR ONLY SON....and KILL him for Me.

e) What would you do???

f) Isaac was the joy of his life.

g) Did you notice that there is no hesitation or questioning of God?

h) Just before he slays his son, God provides a lamb.

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A. Jehovah-Jireh Is Translated Properly Three Ways:

#1. Means "to see" or "the Lord will see, or foresee."

a) Meaning to see with foreknowledge.

a) What the Lord sees a need for, He provides for.

#3. Means "the Lord shall appear."

a) Meaning that God’s provision shall appear.

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II. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NAME JEHOVAH-JIREH

A. The Immediate Great Provision

1. Imagine the JOY of Abraham in verse 14.

B. The Future Great Provision

1. Carefully notice the words in the last part of verse 14:

"...In the mount of the LORD it SHALL be seen."

2. So verse 14 becomes a prophecy about what is going to happen...

one day it will be provided...what? Salvation through Jesus.

3. "Mount Moriah" means provision of God.

4. Do YOU believe that Abraham understood the future prophecy that was

being made in verse 14?

a) I think he did.

b) Read John 8:56:

"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad."

5. That future Lamb would be Jesus....God’s provision for us. Isaac was just

6. Did you know that Mount Moriah was the same mount that Jesus was

crucified on? We call it Mount Calvary.

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III. AN IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF JEHOVAH-JIREH

A. Read Romans 8:32:

how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"

1. If God would sacrifice His own Son, then isn’t it reasonable that He will

give us all things.

B. Read Philippians 4:19:

according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

C. Read Hebrews 11:39,40:

that they without us should not be made perfect."

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CONCLUSION:

1. What a loving, providing God we serve.