52 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 4 - Book 5 - Law - Weak and Beggarly

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 5 Law – Weak and Beggarly Genesis 21-23 God put Abraham to a tremendous test. Abraham was no exception. Ishmael finally came on the scene, grew into a teenager, and God told Abraham to send him away? Abraham loved Ishmael. Then Abraham had his son of promise, Isaac. What did God tell Abraham to do with him? Imagine what Abraham must have gone through! Genesis 22:1,2 "And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, ‘Abraham;’ and he said, ‘Behold, here I am.’" God does not tempt, but He does test His people. "And He (God) said, ‘Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.'" The reason I emphasize the word "only" in verse 2 is because as far as God is concerned, Isaac is Abraham’s only son. Ishmael didn’t count as Abraham’s son. The mountain to which God directed Abraham we know today as Mount Moriah, in the heart of Jerusalem. Supposedly, this is the rock upon which Abraham was to offer Isaac. Genesis 22:3-5 "And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave (carried) the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him." What did Abraham know in his heart? That much Abraham knew and believed. I believe we are perfectly correct to say that in this situation, Isaac is a type of Christ and Abraham is a type of God the Father. They exhibit the same love relationship, the same sacrifice situation that Jesus and God shared. Genesis 22:6 Genesis 22:7-9 "And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, ‘My father:' and he said, ‘Here am I, my son.’ Amazingly, at this point, Abraham didn’t say, "Isaac, it’s going to be you!" Genesis 22:10 "And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son." "The Angel of the Lord," God the Son. Genesis 22:11,12 "And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham:’ and he said, ‘Here am I.’ And he said, ‘Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.’" The reason God brings times of testing and tribulation is to test our mettle. This same thing was happening to Abraham. God said to Abraham, "I know now that you love me, because you were willing to sacrifice your beloved son." Genesis 22:13 God has never changed! The situations changed from man’s point of view; man’s responsibilities changed. But did God ever change? No! Never! Here God was dealing with Cain. Genesis 4:5,6 "But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. God is always anxious to have a sinner reconciled to Him, just by doing what God has instructed. Genesis 4:7a "‘If thou doest well (if you bring me a blood sacrifice like Abel did), shalt thou not be accepted?...’" So God went one step further. Knowing Cain didn’t want to go through that kind of trouble, God told him, "Cain, I’ve provided a sacrifice for you," just like God did for Abraham in Chapter 22. God is saying? God hasn’t changed! God providentially provided the ram, caught in the thicket; and Abraham apparently had no difficulty in getting the ram from the thicket to the altar. Genesis 22:14-18 Genesis 22:19,20,23 "So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. Genesis 23:1,2 Though Abraham had the Middle East deeded to him in Chapter 15 by God, he still bought a tract of land to have a place to bury his wife. Verse 11, where Ephron the Hittite said to Abraham: Genesis 23:11-13 Genesis 23:14-18 "And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, ‘My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.' And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. It wasn’t only Sarah who was to be buried there, but also Abraham, Isaac, and, I think, Rebekah were buried there. Genesis 23:19,20 Abraham is going to send his servant back into the land of his relatives to get a bride for his son, Isaac. Abraham instructed his servant not to take a wife for Isaac from among the Canaanite women. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible