Obedience Through Oblation

Command (vs.2)

Test - Take thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest.

This was Abraham’s promised son. ( miraculous conception, supernatural birth, came by faith) Sacrificing Isaac would put an end to the fulfillment of the promises God made to Abraham about the seed of Issac. (Gen 17:19) Isaac wasn’t married and had no children. How could he have seed if he was dead?

Time - Now

Delay is disobedience in the eyes of God. (Noah worked promptly to build the ark, God wanted Abraham to obey Him NOW) Procrastination brings peril.

Territory - Upon one of the mountains WHICH I TELL THEE OF

This land of Moriah was in the area later known as Jerusalem. There is an obvious relationship with this place and Calvary where Christ was sacrificed. God would not reveal the exact location for the sacrificing until Abraham obeyed God and went to the area of Moriah. The lesson in this is that we will learn the will of God as we do the will of God. God seldom discloses to us all the directions and orders at once. We normally receive just enough instruction to guide us a step at a time. Thus to know more about God’s will, you must obey what you already know. You can’t do what you don’t know.

You can’t obey God in the place you want. You’ll have to obey God in the place He wants you to be.

Trouble

There was no reason given to Abraham why God wanted him to sacrifice his only son which he loved.

Care (Preparations) (vs.3)

Promptness - Rose up early in the morning

If we want to obey God, we don’t need to put off what we know we need to do. Obeying God was the first thing Abraham done that morning.

Particulars - To obey God, Abraham needed to bring the essentials in obeying God.

The son - Isaac

The wood

The fire

The knife

In obeying God, we must not leave out anything that would hinder our obedience toward God. Thank God he has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness. If God wants you to do something, he’ll equip you with the materials.

Position - Where God had told him

Again, if Abraham had went to sacrifice his son in another place, it would be disobedience. Here am I, send me.

Conditioning (vs.4)

The journey to Mt. Moriah was 3 days journey. Obedience to God will sometimes take time, effort, and energy. Don’t ever give up in the journey of obeying what God would have you to do.

Company (vs.5)

The 2 young men stayed behind. Make sure to not let people interfere with what God would have you to do.

Peer Pressure, Second Guessing, Being Made Fun Of

Both Abraham and Isaac went up together. (This is a picture of the unity between the Father and the Son on the way to Calvary) Abraham knew his son would be obedient to him, and not hinder his obedience to God.

Compliance (vs.7-9)

Riddle - Where is the lamb?

Isaac was confused in what Abraham was doing.

Why did we come up here all this way without bringing the sacrifice?

Why are you doing what you’re doing dad?

Response - God will provide himself a lamb

Abraham responded, I don’t know how God is going to do it, but I’m just going to trust him and be obedient.

Readiness - vs.9

Approach - they came to the place

Altar - the altar where the act of obedience would take place

Applying - he set the wood in order, We need to all things right in our obedience to God, take time to make sure you are doing things right.

Action - He bound his son, and laid him on the altar.

Commission (vs. 10)

After everything was in order for the act of obedience to take place, all Abraham had to do was do it.

What was going through Abraham’s mind at this time?

What’s God going to do?

Am I right in doing this?

Does God really want me to do this?

Am I crazy?

What’s the purpose of this?

Whatever was going through his mind, he ignored it, and simply took the knife to slay his son.

Comprehension (vs.11-12)

When we obey God, it shows God how much we reverence Him. Not just the big things, but in the little things.

King James Version Chapter 12

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

King James Version Chapter 14

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

King James Version Chapter 5

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Commendation (vs. 15-18)

Because Abraham obeyed God, He is getting blessed (vs.17) and his seed after him (vs.18)