In Genesis 22:1-14 – The Father’s Anguish, why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice his only son whom he loves? Walking a mile in someone’s shoes or seeing from a different perspective can transform our way of thinking and understanding! Don’t miss a powerful message from Pastor David pointing to the immeasurable depths of God’s love for you and the hope found in the death and resurrection of Jesus. Genesis 22:1-14 – The Father’s Anguish reveals God’s provision not only for Abraham, but for a world in need of a living sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
“He (Jesus) is despised and rejected by men. …and we did not esteem Him. Surely, He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded (profaned, defiled) for our transgressions, He was bruised (crushed) for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:3-5, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/isa/53/3-5/s_732003
“I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted within Me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws. …They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me.”
Psalms 22:14-17, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/psa/22/14-17/s_500014
TAKE NOW YOUR SON, YOUR ONLY SON, WHOM YOU LOVE
“When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'”
Matthew 3:16-17, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/mat/3/16-17/s_932016
Burnt Offering
“There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a wizard or a necromancer, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD.”
Deuteronomy 18:10-12, ESV https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/deu/18/10-12/s_171010
TRUE WORSHIP IS SUBMITTING OUR WILL TO THE WILL OF GOD
“By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, ‘In Isaac your seed shall be called,’ concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.”
Hebrews 11:17-19, NKJV https://www.blueletterbible.org/nkjv/heb/11/17-19/s_1144017
MORIAH: TO SEE YHWH
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