1. The Life of Isaac – His
Sacrifice
Laindon Bible Class - 18th March 2009

2. Plan of our study
• Isaac - the chosen seed (recap)
• Abraham’s faith and love is tried
(Genesis 22:1-5)
• Isaac submits as a willing sacrifice (22:6-8)
• Father and son demonstrate their faith and
love (22:9-14)
• The covenant promises confirmed (22:15-19)
• God’s purpose in His Son revealed
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3. Isaac – the chosen seed
• Abraham and Sarah waited at least 25
years for Isaac and possibly as long as
35 or 40 years
• Abraham had shown his complete faith
in God’s promise
• It had been made absolutely clear that
Isaac was that chosen seed
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4. Keynote quotation
“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered
up Isaac: and he that had received the
promises offered up his only begotten son,
Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy
seed be called:
Accounting that God was able to raise him
up, even from the dead; from whence also he
received him in a figure.” Hebrews 11:17-19
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5. Abraham’s faith and love tried
Genesis 22:1-5
• “God did tempt [original prove or test,
see also Hebrews 11:17] Abraham” (:1)
• “thine only son Isaac” (:2)
• Moriah [Yah will be seen or seen of
Yah] (:2)
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6. Location of Mount Moriah
The place
where
Melchizedek
offered sacrifice
to God?
The place
where Abraham
offered Isaac
The site of the
threshing floor
of Araunah the
Jebusite
The place
where Solomon
built the Temple
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7. Abraham’s faith and love tried
Genesis 22:1-5
• “God did tempt [original prove or test]
Abraham” (:1)
• “thine only son Isaac” (:2)
• Moriah [Yah will be seen or seen of
Yah] (:2)
• “rose up early in the morning” (:3)
• “I and the lad will go yonder and
worship, and come again to you” (:4)
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8. Isaac, a willing sacrifice
Genesis 22:6-8
• “Abraham took the wood... and laid it
upon Isaac his son (:6)
• “he took the fire in his hand” (:6)
• “they went both of them together” (:6)
• “where is the lamb?” (:7)
• “God will provide” (:8)
• “and they went both of them together”
(:8)
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9. The faith & love of father and son
Genesis 22:9-14
• “Abraham... bound Isaac his son” (:9)
• “Abraham stretched forth his hand, and
took the knife” (:10)
• “thou hast not withheld thy son, thine
only son from me” (:12)
• “in the mount of the Lord [Yahweh] it
shall be seen” (:14)
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10. The covenant promises confirmed
Genesis 22:15-19
• “and hast not withheld thy son, thine
only son” (:16)
• “blessing I will bless thee...” (:17)
• “thy seed shall possess the gate of his
enemies” (:17)
• “in thy seed shall all the nations of the
earth be blessed...” (:18)
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11. “Written for our learning..”
“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without
works is dead?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when
he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by
works was faith made perfect?
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham
believed God, and it was imputed unto him for
righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and
not by faith only.” James 2:20-24
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12. God’s purpose in His Son revealed
• “God so loved the world...” (John 3:16)
• “God sent his only begotten Son into
the world...” (1 John 4:9-10)
• “He hath made him to be sin for us...”
(2 Corinthians 5:19-21)
• “He that spared not his own Son...”
(Romans 8:31-32)
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