Although that sacrifice was not literally carried out, it served as a picture of what Jehovah himself would eventually do ​ — offer up his only - begotten Son as the greatest sacrifice ever in order to accomplish His will toward mankind.
Kaut arī Īzāks netika upurēts, ar šo notikumu tika norādīts uz to, ko pats Jehova bija nolēmis darīt nākotnē. Jehova bija nolēmis dot visvērtīgāko upuri — savu vienpiedzimušo Dēlu —, lai varētu īstenoties viņa nodoms attiecībā uz cilvēci.