Names of God: Yahweh-Jireh

November 16, 2025

Genesis 22:1-14

Study Questions

1. What is the hardest test you have ever taken? Did you pass or fail? How do

you feel when you pass a difficult test? How do you feel when you fail one?

2. Read Genesis 22:1-4. In this account, God tested Abraham. Why do you think God tested Abraham (v.1-2)? Do you think God still tests His people today? Why or why not? See also: James 1:2-4.

3. What makes this passage difficult to understand? How did Abraham respond to this test (v.3)? Why do you think Abraham was able to respond as he did? How do you think you would have responded? On Abraham’s three-day journey to Mt. Moriah, what do you think was going through his mind (v.4)?

4. Read Genesis 22:5-10. What do we learn about Isaac’s faith? Why would he allow his father to ‘bind’ him and ‘lay him on the altar’? This account is considered a ‘type’ among biblical scholars. What prophetic patterns do you see comparing Abraham and Isaac with Our Heavenly Father and Christ Jesus, God the Son?

5. Read Genesis 22:11-14. At what point did God rescue Abraham from this trial (v.10-11)? What did God declare about Abraham from this trial (v.12)? In what ways do the trials of life help our faith to grow?

6. Abraham named this place, “Yahweh-Jireh,” meaning, “the Lord will provide”

(v.13-14). In what ways can you claim Yahweh-Jireh as your provider? Read Psalm 23:1; Matthew 6:11; Hebrews 13:6.

7. What season/trial are you in, and how is the Lord teaching you to trust in His provision for you?