HE GAVE HIS SON: Genesis 22:1-2 (NKJV) Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here I am. 2 Then He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you. So many people read this story of God asking Abraham to offer His son and say, “How can God do that?” He is not like that anywhere else so why would He ask this man, Abraham, to offer his only son? Again we will never understand the Old Testament until we get a revelation of the New Testament, until we see Jesus. The Old Testament is types and shadows of the New, so when we look at a story like this and see Jesus in it, it brings great blessing. Abraham was a covenant man with God, and as a covenant man, what was his belonged to his covenant partner. Here, God and Abraham had made a covenant and so for God to offer His Son, there had to be one that would offer his. I believe that Abraham knew this by the different statements that he made. Here are a few. Genesis 22:4-5 (NKJV) Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you. Genesis 22:7-8 (NKJV) But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, My father! And he said, Here I am, my son. Then he said, Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering. So the two of them went together. So we see, Abraham was a man of faith, and he saw that day when Jesus would be given for the sins of the world. He saw into the future and he saw, not his son Isaac, but God’s Son, Jesus. God will provide Himself a Lamb for a burnt offering. So rejoice today, that Abraham was willing to give His son so that God could give us Jesus. CONFESSION: Jesus is the Lamb of God and He has taken away my sins. Because of His great sacrifice, I am forgiven, restored and I am also loved by God my Father. Todays Bible Reading 2 Samuel 15:23 - 2 Samuel 16 John 18:25 - 19:22 Psalms 119:113-128 Proverbs 16:10-11
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 09:50:57 +0000
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