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Food for
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Last Updated:
September 23, 2008 |
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Genesis 22:6-8 |
Genesis 22:6 - And
Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it
upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a
knife; and they went both of them together.
Genesis 22:7 - And Isaac spake
unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said,
Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the
wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Genesis 22:8 -
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb
for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. |
So Abraham and Isaac went up the hill. Isaac
turns to Abraham and ask "Where is the lamb?". Abraham
answers him: Not God will provide a lamb for himself, but
God will provide HIMSELF A LAMB.
What a preview of Calvary!
- Isaac carries the wood to die
upon, just like Christ carried the wooden cross.
- Abraham carries the knife and
fire to slay Isaac, just like God slayed Jesus
(Isaiah 53:10-11 - Yet it
pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to
grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for
sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD shall offer in his hand.
He
shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be
satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant
justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities )
- When it was over, a major change
was made in Gods dealing with man. In the New
Testament, this was the beginning of the Church age.
In the old, God promised to bless Abraham's seed
(Genesis 22:16-18)
As an additional note, have you ever
done a search in the Bible for "Behold the Lamb"? You
will get the following:
The words Behold the Lamb occur in 3
verses, including 2 exact phrase matches shown
first:
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus
coming unto him, and saith, Behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world.
John 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he
saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
Here is the 1 remaining inexact match:
Genesis 22:7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his
father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I,
my son. And he said, Behold the fire and
the wood: but where [is] the lamb
for a burnt offering?
To God be the glory!
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