Genesis 22:8 (WEB)
Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.
Catechism · 2
The Virtues
“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.
In the Old Testament
“Abraham's faith does not weaken (“God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering."), for he "considered that God was able to raise men even from the dead."” — Catechism footnote: Gen 22:8; Heb 11:19
Fathers and councils · 2
Tertullian
“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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Gregory of Nazianzus
“God will provide Himself a shepherd for the office, as He once provided a lamb for a burnt-offering.” — editor's note: Gen. xxii. 8.
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.
Cited together in Catechism §2572.