Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Cross-reference
Genesis 22:2-4 records God's command and Abraham's journey — this verse continues that narrative as he arrives, builds the altar, and obeys.
Genesis 8:20 records Noah building an altar and offering burnt sacrifices — the same pattern of altar construction and offering in worship.
In Genesis 26:25, Isaac builds his own altar at Beersheba, continuing the worship pattern his father established here at Moriah.
In 1 Peter 2:24, Christ bore our sins on the cross, fulfilling what Isaac's binding on the wood prefigured — the innocent one carried toward sacrificial death.
In Philippians 2:8, Jesus obeys unto death on a cross. Isaac bound on the wood directly prefigures obedient death on the cross.
In Acts 8:32, Christ is led silently like a lamb to slaughter, echoing Isaac led to the altar without protest, bound in submission.
In Mark 15:1, Jesus is bound by the authorities, mirroring Isaac bound and placed on the altar wood. The binding imagery connects.
In Matthew 27:2, Jesus is bound and led to be killed — echoing Isaac bound on the wood. The bound son on wood prefigures the crucifixion.
Isaiah 53 depicts the silent suffering servant led like a lamb to slaughter — Isaac bound and silent on the altar prefigures this willing sacrifice.
Psalm 118:27 commands binding the sacrifice to the altar with cords — a striking echo of Abraham binding Isaac on the wood.
In James 2:21, this act is cited directly as proof that Abraham's faith was demonstrated through works — offering Isaac justified him.
In Galatians 3:13, Christ became a curse on the wood. Isaac bound on altar wood prefigures the cursed one hung on the cross.
In John 18:12, Jesus is bound by soldiers — echoing Isaac bound on the altar, the innocent one secured for sacrificial death.
In Ephesians 5:2, Christ gives himself as a sacrifice to God. Isaac placed on the altar and wood foreshadows this offering.
In Hebrews 9:28, Christ was sacrificed once for sins. Isaac on the altar prefigures this singular sacrificial offering.
In 1 Kings 18:33, Elijah arranges wood on the altar and lays the sacrifice on it, echoing Abraham's careful preparation of wood and offering here.
In Leviticus 1:7, the priests arrange wood on the altar for burnt offerings — a ritual formalizing what Abraham does here instinctively.