Mountain Top 1

Hello Everyone,

One of my favorite stories in His-story is in Genesis 22:1-10 it is where Abraham is on a mountain top. The challenge is the mountain top is in Moriah. Read with me:

                                                                       

22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he replied.

² Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

³ Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. ⁴ On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. ⁵ He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”

⁶ Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, ⁷ Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

⁸ Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

⁹ When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. ¹⁰ Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

                                         

This whole event is filled with spiritual meanings and symbols.

1. Abraham was a type of God the FATHER who did not spare His on SON, but gave HIM up for all of us.

(Romans 8:32)

“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”

2. Isaac is a PICTURE of Jesus’ obedience to DEATH.

(Philippians 2:8)

“He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.”

   

3.   And the Ram gives us a snapshot of the SUBSTITUTIONARY ATONEMENT.

How Christ would be offered up in our place. 

Greater Things Are Still To Come!