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Background
We take time during the Christmas season to remember and reflect upon the biblical story of Jesus Christ being born as the Son of Promise, the fulfillment of thousands of years of biblical prophecy.
It is fitting that last week we looked at the birth of another son of promise, Abraham’s son Isaac.
Abraham had waited 25 years for God’s promise to be fulfilled, an heir born of his own body to him by his wife Sarah.
Now we will see what comes next in their story.
This interaction may seem a bit strange to us, and in fact it is quite uncharacteristic of the God of the Bible to make such a demand.
According to Scripture, this practice goes against God’s nature.
So why did God command this?
We see in v. 1, to test Abraham.
Abraham was to take Isaac, called here his only son, to Mount Moriah and sacrifice him as a burnt offering.
TIMELINE
What about Ishmael?
As we’ve seen previously, Isaac was the son that was promised to Abraham, and the son that God’s chosen descendants would come from.
It was in Isaac that Abraham saw the hopes and fulfillment of God’s promises, and he was now asked to sacrifice him and give him back to God.
Abraham was faithful, and did what he was asked.
Sometimes God asks us to give up that which is precious to us.
After 3 days of traveling, they arrived where they were headed.
Abraham goes alone with Isaac to worship.
Notice a few things here:
Isaac was Abraham’s only begotten son.
Abraham understood that Isaac, the son of promise, was going to die.
Abraham knows that God is faithful to keep His promises, so if Isaac was to die, God would raise him from the dead.
Isaac was to be received back as a type… what is taking place here is a shadow of what is to come.
God uses our life circumstances to point us back to Him.
Isaac asks a very important question: Where is the sacrifice?
Notice Abraham’s answer: God will provide for Himself the lamb for the offering.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, took on flesh and gave Himself up as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, so that we might have salvation.
Like Abraham, we put our hope in God’s fulfillment of His promises.
APPLICATION
Sometimes God asks us to give up that which is precious to us.
God uses our life circumstances to point us back to Him.
Tomorrow, we will see how this story unfolds.
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