Genesis 22:1-19
PREVIOUSLY:
THE OFFICIAL RATIFICATION OF THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT.
A PROMISE OF A SON.
A PROMISE OF A NATION.
Salvation Is Believing In God,
That God Will Carry Out His Promises,
This Is Justification By Faith ALONE.
(Rom. 3:24-25).
Abram Was Not Saved By Works But By Faith Alone;
Yet He Later Proved The Reality Of His Faith Through His Works. (James 2:21-24).
ABRAM WAS SAVED.
BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH.
IN GOD WHO MADE HIM A PROMISE.
All Believers Of All Time Are Saved By Grace Through Faith On The Basis Of Christ's Death.
(Eph. 2:8-9, Rom, 3:25).
THE OBJECT OF FAITH CHANGES.
DUE TO THE FACT.
THAT NEW TESTAMENT BELIEVERS HAVE MORE REVELATION.
Old Testament Believers Were Saved:
By Believing In God Who Would Send His Son.
Were Saved In God's Promise Of Messiah Who Would Come.
New Testament Believers Are Saved:
By Believing In The Son Whom God Has Sent.
Are Saved In The Messiah Who Has Come.
One Looks Forward To The Cross,
The Other Looks Back To The Cross.
The New Testament Tells Us That The Abrahamic Covenant Is Ultimately Fulfilled Through Christ. (Gal. 3:16).
Abram Did Not Understand All The Details.
Abram Did UNDERSTAND: The Abrahamic Covenant Did Include The Promise Of Messiah Who Would Come.
The Faith, Which Was Counted For Righteousness.
Was The Faith Which Believed What God Had Said.
Concerning The Promised Seed.
THE SEED (OR SON) AND THE LAND.
1. The Land.
WE KNOW IT AS THE PROMISED LAND !!
2. The Seed OR Son.
God Says: UNTO YOUR SEED I HAVE GIVEN THE LAND.
THEN,
God’s Sign Of The Covenant (Chapter 17).
Gave Him A New Name (17:1–8):
God Who Appeared To Abram And This Is Pure Grace.
The Grace Of God Always Seeks Us Before We Seek Him.
So Awestricken That Abram Fell On His Face.
So Awestricken That Abram WORSHIPPED GOD.
His New Name Abraham Meant:
FATHER OF MANY NATIONS.
Great And Many Nations Will Come Through HIS SEED.
So, God Revisited Abram Explained The SIGN:
CIRCUMCISION IS THE SIGN OF THIS COVENANT.
Every Generation Of Jews Was Commanded:
To Perform The Rite Of Circumcision.
Sarai Has A Part In Bringing Forth The Promised Son.
God Again Repeats To Abraham That In Isaac And Isaac Alone The Covenant Would Be Fulfilled.
NOW, GOD'S COVENANT WITH ISAAC:
TESTINGS WITHIN THE COVENANT.
GENESIS 22: 1-19.
ONE POSSIBLE OUTLINE;
ONE: THE LORD SPEAKS AND THE LORD TESTS.
Verses One And Two.
TWO: ABRAHAM’S ACTIONS AND ABRAHAM'S SILENCE.
Verses Three Through Eight.
THREE: GOD INTERVENES AND GOD PROVIDES.
Verses Nine Through Fourteen.
FOUR: THE COVENANT IS RENEWED.
Verses Fifteen Through Nineteen.
Being Saved By Grace Through Faith,
Being Included The Covenant,
Does Not Exempt A Person From Testings In His Life.
In Fact, All Of God's Children Are Going To Be Tested At Times.
Tests To Believer's Faith Determine The Genuineness Of Faith.
Have You Discovered That Life Is A Succession Of Tests ?
It Seems To Be The Only Way To Build Character.
1. ABRAHAM TESTED THROUGH HIS SON 22:1-24:
A. 22:1-2:
1. GOD DID TEST ABRAHAM:
The Lord Speaks and Tests.
To Test The Genuineness And Depth Of His Love For God.
This Test Came To Abraham Because God Wanted His Heart. (Prov. 23:26).
Note:
GOD DOES TEST BELIEVERS (JAMES 1:2-12).
A TEST FROM GOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BLESSING.
BUT HE NEVER TEMPTS THEM TO EVIL (JAMES 1:13-15).
SATAN DOESN'T TEST HE TEMPTS.
HIS TEMPTATIONS ARE ALWAYS A TRAP !!
2. THIS TESTING CAME AFTER A GREAT VICTORY:
Abraham Had His Greatest Victory Because God Had Given Him His Promised Son, ISAAC.
Perhaps Abraham Thought With The Coming Of Isaac All Trials And Testings Would End.
He Failed To Realize That His Greatest Testing Was Yet To Come.
3. ABRAHAM WAS PREPARED FOR THIS TESTING.
HE WAS IN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD:
He Said, HERE I AM:
He Was Ready To Submit To The Will Of God For His Life.
4. GOD COMMANDED ABRAHAM TO OFFER UP ISAAC ON THE ALTAR AS A HUMAN SACRIFICE:
Isaac Is Abraham's Dearest Possession In Life.
God Asks Him To Sacrifice Isaac To God.
God Brought Abraham To The Place Where He Was Willing To Go ALL OUT FOR GOD.
God Asks Abraham To Make The Supreme Sacrifice.
ABRAHAM OBEYS.
B. 22:3-5:
1. Abraham Was Obedient To God's Word.
Abraham’s Actions and His Silence.
Abraham Made Preparation For The Sacrifice.
Abraham Could Hardly Wait To See Deliverance.
Abraham Knew Isaac Was The Son Of Promise.
Abraham Understood Without Isaac There Was No Covenant.
THAT TAKES FAITH !!
2. Abraham Had Unquestioning Faith In God.
He Told His Two Young Servants To Wait For Them.
They Would GO AND WORSHIP AND COME AGAIN TO YOU.
Abraham Believed God Would Preserve Isaac.
Abraham Believed God To Fulfill His Word.
Abraham Believed God Would Even Resurrect Isaac If Needed.
C. 22:6-8:
1. Abraham And Isaac Went Alone To The Place Of Sacrifice.
HOW OLD WAS ISAAC AT THIS TIME ?
Isaac Was Probably In His Early Thirties At This Time.
Isaac Was No Naive Teenager.
Isaac Began To Wonder What Was Happening.
2. There Was Probably Much Silence Between The Two As They Moved Up The Hill.
Isaac Asks The Piercing Question:
FATHER, WHERE IS THE LAMB FOR THE OFFERING?
The Next Few Hours Must Have Been DEEP FELLOWSHIP !!
As Abraham Revealed To Isaac That God Had Commanded Him To Have Isaac Sacrificed.
But Abraham Assured His Son That God Would Provide A Lamb. Abraham's Faith Was Infectious And Together Abraham And Isaac Were Totally Trusting God To Provide.
D. 22:9-14:
1. Abraham Built An Altar And Laid His Son Upon It.
God Intervenes and Provides.
No Record That Isaac In Any Way Resisted His Father. Why?
He Believed In God Like His Father.
Unlike Ishmael, Isaac Was A Man Of Faith.
His Faith Was Demonstrated By His Belief.
God Would Fulfill His Covenant.
God Would Use The Submissiveness Of Isaac To Abraham.
2. Abraham Was Determined | He Raised The Knife To Slay Him.
This Man Manifested Such Great Obedience.
Abraham Must Have Had Some Mixed Emotions,
For He Had Loved His Son For 30 Years.
But Obedience Was More Important Than ANYTHING !!
3. At That Moment An Angel Of The Lord Called Out To Abraham.
Abraham Had Proved His Unwavering Faith To Jehovah.
Note:
Just As We Might Expect | God Is EXACTLY AT RIGHT TIME.
He Shows Us The Solution Or Works Out A Problem.
God Wants Unfaltering Faith.
4. Abraham Looked Up | A Ram Caught In The Bush.
God Had Provided An Offering.
Note:
The Solution To The Problem Was Right Near All The Time And All Abraham Had To Do Was Trust God To Provide.
5. Abraham Called This Place Jehovah-Jireh.
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE:
Note:
Every Christian Must Learn That In Every Spiritual, Physical And Emotional Need The Lord Will Provide.
E. 22:15-19:
The Covenant is Renewed.
An Angel Of The Lord Appears To Abraham A Second Time And Reaffirms The Abrahamic Covenant.
The Covenant Will Be Fulfilled Because Thou Hast Obeyed My Voice. (22: 18).
Abraham Demonstrated Proved And Gave Evidence That He Was A True Believer Within The Covenant Because He Obeyed God.
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