Isaac asked Abraham where
they will find a lamb to use in sacrifice to God, Abraham gave an answer which
is a spiritual path of Abrahams prophesy that results in the spiritual connection of Jesus through birth. A direct prophecy of the mystery that God accomplished by coming in the form
of Jesus to die as a sacrifice for our sins. This spiritual path started in;
Genesis 22:7 And Isaac
spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my
son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a
burnt offering? {lamb: or, kid}
8 And Abraham said,
My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both
of them together.
Focus is on "God
will provide HIMSELF a lamb". How will God provide HIMSELF a lamb. I
believe this is a metaphorical statement. Abraham could have said
" God will provide us a lamb". Or God will provide a lamb, but He
says God will provide HIMSELF a lamb. A metaphor is a figure of
speech in which a speaker compares two different things without the use of
"as" or "like". Similie is the opposite of metaphor and so
we only need to introduce either "as" or "like" into an
appopriate position of the metaphor to get its Similie. By this,
Abraham's statement can also read as " God will provide HIMSELF as a lamb
for the burnt offering". There is a great difference between God providing
a lamb for a burnt offering , and God providing HIMSELF a lamb. How did God
provide Himself a lamb? By coming in the form of Jesus. Some people can argue
that since the sacrifice is meant for God, Abraham is trying to say God will
provide a lamb for himself as a sacrifice. Even by this meaning, it is crystal
clear we humans have tried in many ways to make lamb sacrifices in one way or
the other to God, but Abraham reveals that God does not need all those lambs,
HE will provide His own lamb. See, no matter way we see it, God does not need a
lamb from Abraham nor you and I. After all He is the creator of all things.
Bible says the blood of goats, bulls and lambs were insufficient for the
cleansing of sins, so He decides to provide HIMSELF as a lamb for sacrifice.
How does He do this?
John 1:1 In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Look at this spiritual connection;
THE WORD IS
GOD and suddenly...
John 1:14 And the Word was
made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
THE WORD
became flesh and dwelt among men in the person of JESUS.
1Ti 3:16 And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed
on in the world, received up into glory.
GOD WAS
MANIFEST IN THE FLESH.
Jesus is the lamb of God
who is God Himself in human form. Because if God is His word and that word
became flesh, it means God became flesh and dwelt amongst men. He laid down His
life in order for us to live forever in His presence. Heb 10:1 says the old
testament is but a shadow of the new. Why should God ask Abraham to take up
that mission. Abraham owned many flocks and could easily sacrifice a thousand
lambs for God, but God was interested in that prophecy. He asks us to speak,
and He will watch over His word to fulfill it. God loves us so much that He
will do anything to save us from damnation, even if it causes Him His life.
After all He only laid it down to take it up again. Which good father will not
look up to be among His children. God did it all in the person of Jesus. He
only need us to believe and He will cater for all our cares. He has taken our
sins so that we can freely be declared the righteousness of God in Christ
Jesus.
In all, God as per
Abraham's prophecy presented HIMSELF as a lamb, dwelt amongst us and laid down
His life for the salvation of the world. His love is beyond compare.
If you are yet to
believe and accept Jesus as your personal Lord and savior, it is so simple but
crucial. Believe in Him from the bottom of your heart. No individual can know
what you feel in your heart except God. After believe, you need to confess Him
and be saved forever. This is according to Romans 10:8-10
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