This incident illustrated that God would offer his own Son for mankind and would later resurrect him. ​ — Genesis 17: 19; 22: 9 - 18; John 3: 16; Acts 2: 23, 24, 29 - 32; Hebrews 11: 17 - 19.
See juhtum kujutas piltlikult seda, et Jumal toob omaenda Poja ohvriks inimkonna eest ja äratab ta hiljem uuesti ellu.