Sunday, January 20, 2008

Abraham & Isaac 2008

Genesis 22:1-18NIV
Theme: Is it a Sacrifice of Obedience, or an Enriched Blood Covenant?

Vs 1. KJV “tempt”, Gen 22:1
The Septuagint (Sep too uh jint)used the word epeirase, which signifies "tried, pierced
through," and Symmachus translates the Hebrew nicaah by edoxasen, God glorified Abraham. Abraham was 125 years old.

Vs 2. Thine only son, First he lost Ishmael, now God wanted his only TRUE SON.
God ordained Viagra Gen. 25 married Ketura, 5 sons!
Land of Moriah, 3 days away. (Mt. Calvary, Mt. Moriah, Mt. Zion, Mt. Olives, others)
(Salem, Melchizedek, 10% 2500 years before the law, office of priest) Rom. 1:19 God in them and on them.

Lots of time for Abraham to re-consider this and back out.
The manner: Offer him for a burnt-offering. He must not only kill his son, but kill him as a sacrifice, kill him devoutly, kill him by rule, kill him with all that pomp and ceremony, with all that sedateness and composure of mind, with which he used to offer his burnt-offerings.

How could Abraham ever look Sarah his wife in the eye again. The one whom finally gave her joy in her senior years.

How could he face the neighbors, the Egyptians, the Cannanites, or the Perizzites, a man whom sacrifices his obedient son.

When God calls you to give up something here, It will cost you. Most fail, and ignore the call of God, and go back to what they were doing (most godly fathers fail in raising their children in the Lord). I have witnessed this all my ministerial years and also in this ministry, so sad. My father taught us the Bible AT HOME!

Vs 3. The steps to obedience are all up hill. He rose early to see the salvation of the Lord.
Abraham prepared himself for the task ahead with excitement!

Vs 5. Abraham was a prophet of the Lord (Gen. 20:7)
He spoke out prophetically Vs 5-Vs 8, “God will provide a Lamb”
Abraham knew, “in the fullness of time” the Messiah would come thru Isaac, and take away the sins of the world.

Vs 9. Isaac also believed and understood his place. Isaac’s very existence was a result of God keeping His Word.
Abraham and Isaac had a very close and personal relationship with God.

Vs 10. We will also be tested (tried and proved), do we love God or do we love the things of this world, and also God. The body of Christ needs a Spiritual Circumcision.
Your reading, praying, evangelizing, and church attendance will prove this out.
Church attendance is a symptom that reveals a deeper problem.

God is no respecter of people, (Acts 10:34) he will move on and leave you behind with your toys, sports, issues.

Vs 13. John 8:56 KJV
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
God gave Abraham the vision of seeing ahead to Christ hanging on a cross, across the valley from him, and he rejoiced at the victory.

Vs 15-18. God’s covenant w/Abraham was enriched thru this “proving/ piercing thru”
stars in the sky, (Church, bride of Christ)
sands on the seashore, Millennial people, will live and reign on the earth.
Enriched blood Covenant portion:
Jewish people given authority, possess the gates/cities of their enemies
“offspring” Messiah will come, Jew/Gentiles will be blessed thru the Gospel

These blessings came because Abraham “heard and obeyed”.
Abraham did not have a Bible or the HS to build his faith; he walked it out new and fresh.

Where are you today? You have once again heard, are you going to obey the call?
Are you willing to put your toys of the world away and raise your children or your spiritual children, in the Lord?

Are you willing to spread the Gospel to your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers or disobey God and allow them to sink in their sin?
When we walk in humility, the work of evangelism gets done.

We all have a choice today, God is here and willing to give us is a second chance to hear & obey.