Passage: Genesis 21:1-22:19
The reading today seems to consist of 2 important parts with an arbitrary bit in the middle, though there’s no arbitrary parts in the bible, it seems that we because we don’t understand it properly…. We see
God‘s promise to
Abraham fulfilled in the birth of
Isaac. We also see the working of
God‘s promise that those who are with
Abraham will also be blessed in the blessing and protection of
Hagar and
Ishmael. This is often an overlooked promise, but still important to
God.
In chapter 22, we see
Abraham faithfully obey
God; willing to sacrifice his only son
Isaac. It is a great foreshadow of what
God will go through with
Jesus, but rather than a substitute at the last minute,
God must sacrifice His one and only Son.
I don’t think I’ve ever noticed or at least paid much attention to
Abraham mentioning that
God would provide the lamb, but this is a huge point for biblical theology…
