God provided a ram in Isaac’s place, and in Scripture the ram stands for a sacrifice offered for another. Abraham took it from a thicket and “offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son” (Genesis 22:13). Rams were later offered to ordain priests and to atone; in Daniel’s vision a ram is an empire. The story that gives the ram its meaning begins with a boy’s question. Isaac walked up the mountain carrying the wood,…

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