Tuesday 14 January 2014

Genesis Twenty Two

Upon studying Genesis chapter 22, I could not help but notice connections between the offering of Isaac and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. These observations shall be listed below.

1. Isaac was Abraham's only son, and Jesus was God's only son. (Genesis 22:2, John 3:16)

2. God commanded Abraham to slay Isaac, and God intended for Jesus to be crucified. (Genesis 22:2, John 3:16)

3. Genesis 22:4 reads: On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance. The resurrection of Jesus Christ occurred three days after he was crucified. While Abraham looked upon the land where he expected to part ways with his son on the third day, Christ was going to once again meet with God the Father.

4. Isaac asks his father ...where is the lamb for the burnt offering? in verse seven of Genesis 22. In Matthew 27:46 Jesus cries out My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Both Jesus and Isaac questioned their fathers. One asked out of confusion, while the other asked out of agony.

Genesis 22:11-12 is a very critical part within the text, and works as both a detour and a conclusion. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

The outcomes which flourish from the will of God cannot be choked by predictability.

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