Genesis 22:1-10
If we are serious about following Jesus, it may come to sacrificing everything just for the sake of having Him in our lives.
Old Testament prophets- “to obey is better than sacrifice.”
Revealed in this account
1. God's sacrifice for us is a replica of Abraham's sacrifice.
vs. 2, 12, 16 “your son, your only son, whom you love.”
2. the principle of substitutionary atonement
God Himself will provide the lamb.”
Jehovah Jireh- “the Lord will provide.
3. absolute belief in the resurrection
It was this kind of faith in the resurrecting power of God
that was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
comparisons between Isaac and Jesus
a. both were born under supernatural circumstances
b. both were described as the chosen seed of their race
c. both became servants to be sacrificed for sin
Romans 12:1- We are to present our bodies as living sacrifices to God.
What are you withholding from God?
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