Genesis 22:9

God's Word

When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on top of the wood on the altar.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I’m going to give this land to your descendants.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 12:8

He moved on to the hills east of Bethel, and he put up his tent—with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He also built an altar to the Lord there and worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 13:18

So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oak trees belonging to Mamre at Hebron. There he built an altar for the Lord.

Genesis 22:10

Next, Abraham picked up the knife and took it in his hand to sacrifice his son.

Genesis 22:8

Abraham answered, “God will provide a lamb for the burnt offering, Son.” The two of them went on together.

Genesis 8:20

Noah built an altar to the Lord. On it he made a burnt offering of each type of clean  animal and clean bird.

1 Kings 18:33

He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and put it on the wood.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God, and he has given us light. March in a festival procession with branches to the horns of the altar.

Matthew 27:2

They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.

Mark 15:1

Early in the morning the chief priests immediately came to a decision with the leaders and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. The whole Jewish council decided to tie Jesus up, lead him away, and hand him over to Pilate.

Acts 8:32

This was the part of the Scriptures that the official was reading: “He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was like a sheep that is silent when its wool is cut off. He didn’t open his mouth.

Galatians 3:13

Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.”

Ephesians 5:2

Live in love as Christ also loved us. He gave his life for us as an offering and sacrifice, a soothing aroma to God.

Hebrews 9:28

Likewise, Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of humanity, and after that he will appear a second time. This time he will not deal with sin, but he will save those who eagerly wait for him.

James 2:21

Didn’t our ancestor Abraham receive God’s approval as a result of what he did when he offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice on the altar?

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross so that freed from our sins, we could live a life that has God’s approval. His wounds have healed you.