What does Jehovah Jireh mean and where does it first appear?
Jehovah Jireh means "I Am your Provider." It first appears when Abraham was about to offer Isaac, but a ram caught in the thicket was sacrificed instead, and Abraham named the place Jehovah Jireh. It is the first of seven distinct I Am names in the Old Testament regarding God and Israel.
Les explains that Jehovah Jireh means "I Am your Provider." It first appears in the account of Abraham about to offer Isaac. Instead of Isaac, a ram was caught in the thicket; Abraham took the ram, used it as the sacrifice, and named the place Jehovah Jireh. Les notes this is the first of seven distinct I Am names in the Old Testament with regard to God and the nation of Israel. He also mentions Jehovah Sid Canu (I Am the Righteousness), Jehovah Rehah in Psalm 23 (I Am your Shepherd), and Jehovah Shalom connected with Gideon’s battle with the three hundred. He then contrasts these with seven I Am statements in John and the eighth I Am in Revelation.