The Sacrifice of Isaac
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Why did God call Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Why would he ask a loving parent to even consider such a thing? Is this story a kind of object lesson meant to show us how much we should be willing to give up for God, or is something else being revealed in this unsettling account? What if the focus of the narrative actually centers on that which God is promising to sacrifice for us in the fullness of time? Shane Rosenthal discusses the significance of this scene from Genesis 22 with Matt Foreman and Doug Van Dorn, co-authors of The Angel of the Lord: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Study.
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In some ways, Genesis 22 can be seen as foreshadowing Christ’s death and resurrection. During his three day journey, Abraham expected a death sentence for his son Isaac, yet it was on the third day that the Angel of the Lord stepped in to spare Isaac’s life. According to Hebrews 11:19, on that day, figuratively speaking, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead. And the reason the Angel of the Lord could tell Abraham to put away his sword was that in the fullness of time, he would end up taking on flesh and offering himself on this same mountain as a sacrifice for sin.
Matt Foreman
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