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The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo

Genesis 22:7

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512 · Sistine Chapel · Public domainMichelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512, Sistine Chapel

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Genesis 22:7 (WEB)

Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

Catechism · 1

  • §1819Article 7 · The VirtuesRead at vatican.va

    “Christian hope takes up and fulfills the hope of the chosen people which has its origin and model in the hope of Abraham, who was blessed abundantly by the promises of God fulfilled in Isaac, and who was purified by the test of the sacrifice.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 17:4-8; 22:1-18.

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  • “Accordingly, to begin with, Isaac, when led by his father as a victim, and himself bearing his own “wood,” was even at that early period pointing to Christ’s death; conceded, as He was, as a victim by the Father; carrying, as He did, the “wood” of His own passion.” — editor's note: Comp. Gen. xxii. 1–10 with John xix. 17.

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Cross-references · 1

  • Genesis 22:7 and 1 Samuel 3:16 share the same wording (10 words).

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