Genesis 22:8

 

(KJV) And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

(1611 KJV) And Abraham said, My sonne, God will prouide himselfe a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

 

Counterfeit Versions

(AMP) Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for the burnt offering.” So the two walked on together.

(ESV) Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.

(LB) “God will see to it, my son,” Abraham replied. And they went on.

(THE MESSAGE) Abraham said, “Son, God will see to it that there’s a sheep for the burnt offering.” And they kept on walking together.

(NABRE) “My son,” Abraham answered, “God will provide the sheep for the burnt offering.” Then the two walked on together.

(NASV) Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.

(NET) “God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.

(NKJV) And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

(NLV) Abraham said, “God will have for Himself a lamb ready for the burnt gift, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.

(NLT) “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.

(TLV) Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” The two of them walked on together.

(VOICE) Abraham: God will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son. The two of them continued to walk on together.

 

Affected Teaching

Here we have one of the most subtle changes in the English text.  The King James Bible states unequivocally that God himself will be the lamb.

 

Genesis 22:8 (KJV) And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

 

This will refer specifically to the Lord Jesus Christ being the lamb of God who was sacrificed for his people.  John 1:29 (KJV) The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.  Abraham had great spiritual insight that a redeemer would come and die for the sins of his people.  Matthew 1:21 (KJV) And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.  God provided himself the lamb as the Son of God.  No one could die for the sins of God’s people unless it was God himself who was the only one capable of defeating sin on the cross.  Hebrews 1:3 (KJV) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;  Hebrews 1:3 confirms the truth being taught in Genesis 22:8.

 

When we read some of the modern versions like the NASV or the ESV, we read that “God will provide for himself the lamb…”  In the Old Testament sacrificial laws, it was the one who transgressed the law of God who was required to bring a sin offering to the temple.  Basically, what the modern versions are saying is that God needed a lamb to sacrifice for himself, in essence, these modern versions are calling God a sinner in need of redemption.  Do you see how bad these modern versions are?  God never needed a lamb for himself because he is pure and holy and separated from all sin but according to the modern versions, he did.

 

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