Jehovah Jireh is the LORD (Jehovah) as the provider — the name Abraham gave to the place where God provided the ram in place of Isaac, meaning 'the Lord who provides.'
Les Feldick teaches that the name comes from Genesis 22:14, when Abraham realized the Sovereign God had provided the sacrifice. Jehovah Jireh means 'I am your provider' — Jehovah (the I AM) and Jireh, the Hebrew word for provider. Les also identifies Jehovah as God the Son, the Person of the Godhead who deals with His covenant people under the seven compound names of Jehovah.
Genesis 22:14 — This is the verse where Abraham names the place 'Jehovahjireh' after God provided the ram in place of Isaac — the direct scriptural origin of the name.
The account of the name Jehovah Jireh comes from Genesis 22. God commanded Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. On the way to the place, Abraham told Isaac, 'My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering' (Genesis 22:8, KJV). Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw 'behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns,' and he took the ram 'and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son' (Genesis 22:13, KJV). Then 'Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen' (Genesis 22:14, KJV).
Les identifies Jehovah Jireh as one of seven compound names of Jehovah, the Old Testament name of God the Son. He teaches that 'Lord' and 'Jehovah' are always synonymous, and that Jehovah is God the Son — the One who carries out the plan of redemption and communicates with His created beings (Clip 0). The seven distinct names of Jehovah are intrinsic with God's dealing with the nation of Israel; the name Jehovah is primarily the name of God as He deals with His covenant people (Clip 3).
Les Feldick explains that Jehovah Jireh means 'I am your provider.' Jehovah, contracted, is the I AM, and Jireh is the Hebrew word for provider (Clip 1). He also states the name as 'the Lord who provides,' 'Jehovah the provider' (Clip 2), and 'God is the provider' (Clip 3).
The name comes from the event in Genesis 22, when Abraham was called to offer Isaac. At the altar, God providentially provided a ram caught in the thicket, and Abraham offered the ram in his son's place (Clips 1, 2, 7). In verse 14, Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh (Clips 1, 2). Abraham had already told Isaac, 'God will provide' (Genesis 22:8), and Les observes that Abraham may well have been expecting something of this kind (Clip 7).
Les teaches that there are seven distinct names of Jehovah — the I AM names — in the Old Testament regarding God and the nation of Israel, and that these names are intrinsic with God's dealings with His covenant people (Clips 3, 6). Jehovah Jireh is the first of these (Clip 6). He emphasizes that it is always the same God; His name is used in accordance with a particular situation, depicting a particular need (Clip 4). Les further teaches that 'Lord' and 'Jehovah' are synonymous and that Jehovah is God the Son, the Person of the Godhead who communicates with created beings in the plan of redemption (Clip 0).
Jehovah Is God the Son
Les teaches that the LORD God of Genesis 2 is Jehovah, and that Jehovah is God the Son — the One who would carry out the plan of redemption and communicate with His created beings. This establishes who Jehovah is behind the name Jehovah Jireh.
Meaning of Jehovah Jireh
Les directly defines the name: when Abraham realized Sovereign God provided the sacrifice at Genesis 22:14, he called the place Jehovah Jireh, which means 'I am your provider' — Jehovah (the I AM) and Jireh (provider in Hebrew).
God Provided the Ram
Les teaches that God providentially provided the ram caught in the thicket, and Abraham called this Jehovah Jireh — the Lord who provides, or Jehovah the provider.
One of Seven Names of Jehovah
Les lists Jehovah-Jireh among the seven distinct names of Jehovah intrinsic with God's dealing with the nation of Israel, noting that Jehovah is primarily the name of God as He deals with His covenant people.
Names Depict a Particular Need
Les explains that God's names are always the same God, but each name is used in accordance with a particular situation — Jehovah Jireh was an intrinsic name depicting the need for provision.
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And you'll remember, and we'll come to it in a few weeks, even when Jacob was coming back from Laban years after this, and he has made his way back toward Canaan with Leah and with Rachel and all their children, then all of a sudden, who came pursuing him? Oh, her father. And what was he looking for? The family gods, the idols, see? And of course, Rachel had them hidden.
First of the Seven I AM Names
Les reminds us that there are seven distinct I AMs in the Old Testament regarding God and Israel, and the first one was Jehovah Jireh — 'I Am your Provider' — when Abraham took the ram for the sacrifice.
Abraham Expected God's Provision
Les connects Abraham's words 'God will provide' (Genesis 22:8) with the ram provided behind him, and parallels Abraham's offering of Isaac with God the Father sending Christ to the cross as the proof of love.
Genesis 22:14: And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
This verse records the moment Abraham named the place 'Jehovahjireh,' the origin of the name Jehovah Jireh.
Genesis 22:8: And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Abraham's prophetic statement that God would provide the sacrificial lamb — the provision Les connects to the ram.
Genesis 22:13: 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.
The description of the ram God provided to take Isaac's place on the altar.
Jehovah Jireh means 'the Lord who provides' or 'I am your provider.' In Hebrew, Jireh means provider, and Jehovah (contracted as the I AM) is the name of God. Abraham gave this name to the place where God provided the ram in place of Isaac (Genesis 22:14).
The name comes from Genesis 22, when God tested Abraham by commanding him to offer Isaac. At the altar, Abraham saw a ram caught in a thicket and offered it in Isaac's place. Abraham then named the place Jehovahjireh, as it is said to this day, 'In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen' (Genesis 22:14).
Les teaches that the name Jehovah is synonymous with 'Lord' and refers to God the Son — the Person of the Godhead who fulfills the plan of redemption. Jehovah is the name of God as He deals with His covenant people, the nation of Israel.
Yes. Les says there are seven distinct names of Jehovah (the I AM names) in the Old Testament regarding God and Israel, and Jehovah Jireh — 'I Am your Provider' — is the first one, from Abraham's offering of Isaac.
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