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promise. Paul tells us, “He staggered not but offered Him up for us all (Rom 8:32).
at the promise of God through unbelief; Isaac bound on the altar would remind
but was strong in faith, giving glory to us of how we were bound by the cords of
God; and being fully persuaded that, sin. When Isaac asked, “Where is the lamb
what he had promised, he was able also for the burnt offering?” Abraham replied,
to perform” (Rom 4:20-21). “My son, God will provide himself a lamb
As believers, we too can attest to the for a burnt offering.” The Lord Jesus was
faithfulness of God and trace His loving the Lamb of God’s providing for you and
hand in all our circumstances up to the me. He took our place and bore our sins
present moment. Joshua reminded the and died in our stead.
people of Israel, “Ye know in all your But when Abraham said to Isaac, “My
hearts and in all your souls, that not one son, God will provide himself a lamb for
thing hath failed of all the good things a burnt offering,” he had no knowledge
which the LORD your God spake concern- of the ram caught in the thicket. Abraham
ing you; all are come to pass unto you, took the ram and offered it for a sacrifice
and not one thing hath failed thereof” instead of his son and called the place
(Jos 23:14). “Jehovah-Jireh,” meaning “The Lord will
We can, then, with confidence trust Him provide.” Even then, Abraham was look-
to keep us until we see Him as He is and ing ahead to the Lamb of God who would
we are in His presence. Paul wrote, “Be- bear away the sins of the world (Joh 1:29).
ing confident of this very thing, that he
which hath begun a good work in you will Because Abraham trusted the Lord
perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” without question or doubt, and did not
(Php 1:6). withhold his only son, the Lord said to
But in Genesis chapter 22, Abraham him, “In blessing I will bless thee, and in
faced the greatest test of faith that he multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the
would ever have to experience. The Lord stars of the heaven, and as the sand which
said to him, “Take now thy son, thine only is upon the sea shore” (Gen 22:17).
son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee It has been suggested that the seed
into the land of Moriah; and offer him which was to be as the “sand that is upon
there for a burnt offering upon one of the the sea shore” refers to the natural de-
mountains which I will tell thee of” (v2). scendants of Abraham. The seed which
All of God’s promises to him were was to be “as the stars of heaven” refers
wrapped up in his only son, yet Abraham to his spiritual descendants, all those who
did not hesitate to do what God asked believed God and placed their faith and
him to do. The writer of the epistle to the trust in the Lord Jesus and His sin-atoning
Hebrews tells us that Abraham offered sacrifice.
Isaac upon the altar in faith, believing that How wonderful it will be to be among
God was able to raise him from the dead the redeemed, who in a day soon to come
(Heb 11:17-19). will sing a new song to the only One who
There are many wonderful pictures that is worthy of our praise: “Thou wast slain,
can be drawn from Abraham’s offering of and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood
his only son. Paul tells us in the book of out of every kindred, and tongue, and
Romans that God spared not His own Son people, and nation” (Rev 5:9).

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