Here are some of the key things we looked at this week:
- God asked Abraham (then called Abram) to leave his country at the age of 75 with his wife Sarah (then called Sarai) and follow where he would lead. If Abram did this, God promised him the following:
- His descendants would become a great nation. His son Issac was the father of Jacob (later called Israel). Jacob's 12 sons were the fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel.
- Abraham's name would be great. As Christians, Jews, and Muslims all know Abraham, it is estimated that today (4,000 years later), Abraham is known by at least half of the world's population.
- Abraham would be blessed and protected by God
- Through Abraham, "all the peoples of the earth will be blessed." This was a reference to the fact that Christ, the Savior, would come from Abraham's line.
- God fulfilled his promise to give Abraham and Sarah a son when Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 years old. Issac was born to them.
- God kept this promise despite Abraham and Sarah's lack of faith shown through their plan to have a child using Sarah's maidservant. That son was named Ishmael. His descendants and Issac's descendants have been at odds ever since.
- God asked Abraham to prove his faith by offering his most beloved and only son (with Sarah) as a sacrifice when Issac was a teenager. This journey was a true testament to Abraham's faith.
- The journey took 3 days to the spot God required for the sacrifice.
- Abraham left early the next morning, he did not delay.
- He was willing through with it despite his feelings and was only stopped at the last moment by an angel of God.
- There are many parallels between this story and the story of Christ
- God sacrificed His only son
- The ram that God provided was caught by the horns in a thorn bush
- Christ also had a crown of thorns
- The ram would not have had any injuries (it was spotless) because it was caught by the horns. Chris was also spotless in that he was without sin.
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