And Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:6 (NASB)
In Genesis 22:6, the Hebrew word describing “the wood” is עֲצֵי (aztay), which is literally the phrase “the wood of.” Here, it’s linked to the burnt offering. A sacrifice.
This phrase only appears one other time in Genesis. It’s in Genesis 6, contained in the instructions for building the ark.
Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with compartments, and cover it inside and out with pitch.
Genesis 6:14 (NASB)
Do you remember the purpose of the ark? It’s being built to preserve humanity. To save Noah and his family.
God tells Noah to “pitch it with pitch,” and the words here are words that also mean “ransom” and “atonement.” These are theological words linked to salvation.
Surely, you can hear the scripture echo…