Isaac and Christ

[turtletwo]

Tonight I read a reply by Who me to Ayin Jade's thread called 'The Sacrifice Of Isaac." It struck a chord with me and inspired the following poem and the idea for this thread.

Quote of Who me:

"Isaac knew that there was no animal for the sacrifice, yet he went on carrying the wood, at the site he willingly submitted to being tied up when he could have overpowered his father and escaped. They both displayed remarkable faith."

I hope the quote and the poem will generate a discussion.

 

In Isaac

 

The gentle Lamb of God who died

So willingly was crucified

As Isaac had submitted to

What it was clear his dad would do

 

His love was such that he'd obey

And choose to let him have his way

So likewise Christ who had all power

Chose not to use it in that hour

 

So to the cruelty, He'd submit

For Jesus had been born for it

The cross was where He'd pay the price

His life, for ours a sacrifice

 

The Father's love in Abraham

In Isaac was a precious lamb

In Isaac there's typology

Of Christ who died for you and me

[Kristin]

Isaac was an example of our Lord. Could you imagine bringing you son to sacrifice and he be willing? Wow! Such a thought provoking situation❤️

[BeauJangles]

42 minutes ago, turtletwo said:

 

In Isaac

 

The gentle Lamb of God who died

So willingly was crucified

As Isaac had submitted to

What it was clear his dad would do

 

His love was such that he'd obey

And choose to let him have his way

So likewise Christ who had all power

Chose not to use it in that hour

 

So to the cruelty, He'd submit

For Jesus had been born for it

The cross was where He'd pay the price

His life, for ours a sacrifice

 

The Father's love in Abraham

In Isaac was a precious lamb

In Isaac there's typology

Of Christ who died for you and me

Oh turtletwo, you composed this? It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing. God bless!

Shalom, 

David/BeauJangles

[turtletwo]

3 minutes ago, BeauJangles said:

Oh turtletwo, you composed this? It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing. God bless!

Shalom, 

David/BeauJangles

@BeauJangles Thank you. I'm glad it ministered to you. The Lord gave it to me tonight after the profound thought of the similarities between Isaac and Christ came together in my heart.

We have a place here called Songs Of Praise Poetry Club if you ever want to visit it. I have a bunch of original poems in there which the Lord graciously helped me write starting last June.

It is where we can post poetry that we write or lyrics to Christian songs (hymns, etc) to glorify the Lord. You are invited, brother.  God bless you.

[turtletwo]

I wanted to share an article I found just now that brings forth parallels between Isaac and Christ:

Isaac is a Type Bible study on resurrection.

When Abraham offered Isaac, and God stayed his hand from slaying the boy, the Bible tells us Abraham received him back as a type (Heb. 11:19). Isaac's Resurrection From Abraham's perspective, he received Isaac back as from the dead when God stopped Him from slaying him (Heb. 11:19). "By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, 'In Isaac your descendants shall be called.' He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type (Heb. 11:17-19). Commenting on this, Barnes says: "The obvious interpretation is, that he then received him by his being raised up from the altar as if from the dead. He was to Abraham dead. He had given him up. He had prepared to offer him as a sacrifice. He lay there before him as one who was dead. From that altar he was raised up by direct Divine interposition, as if he was raised from the grave, and this was to Abraham a figure or a representation of the resurrection." And Alford says: Abraham "received him back, risen from that death which he had undergone in, under, the figure of the ram." Isaac's Resurrection: Type of Christ's Resurrection The similarities between Isaac and Jesus are striking in respect to their death and resurrection, especially allegorically. Both Jesus and Isaac were Sons of promise. Isaac was Abraham's son, through whom God promised to make a great nation, and bless all the nations of the earth (Gen. 18:18). Jesus is the promised One through whom God blesses all the nations (Gal. 3:16). Both Jesus and Isaac are responsible for descendants of Abraham. Abraham's physical descendants come through Isaac, and his spiritual descendants come through Jesus (Gal. 3:26-29). Abraham's physical descendants are born by physical birth, and his spiritual descendants are born by spiritual birth through baptism (Jn. 3:3-5; Acts 2:38; Tit. 3:5). Both Jesus and Isaac were their Fathers' only Son. Abraham's sacrifice of his only son, foreshadowed God's sacrifice of His only Son (Heb. 11:17; Jn. 3:16). Both Jesus and Isaac were sacrificed in Moriah. God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac on a mountain in the land of Moriah (Gen. 22:2, 14). Jesus was sacrificed in Moriah (2 Ch. 3:1). Moriah is the place God provides the sacrifice for our sins (Gen. 22:14). It's the place Jesus was sacrificed to atone for man's sins. Both Jesus and Isaac carried wood for their sacrifice. Abraham laid the wood on Isaac, who carried it up the mountain (Gen. 22:6). Jesus bore His cross which was made of wood (Jn. 19:17-18). Both Isaac and Jesus did work necessary to become a sacrifice to God. Both Jesus and Isaac were obedient to their Fathers to the point of death. Isaac obeyed his father, who bound him and laid him on the alter (Gen. 22:6-9). Jesus obeyed His father and was obedient to the point of crucifixion, through which He learned obedience ( Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 5:7-8). Both Jesus and Isaac were raised up by the power of God. When God stopped Abraham from slaying his son, Abraham considered that God raised him from the dead (Heb. 11:19). God raised Jesus from the dead (Rom. 6:4). Jesus tells us that Abraham saw His day -- the day Jesus left heaven and came to earth (Jn. 8:56). Certainly Abraham also saw the day Jesus was sacrificed on the cross, and the day God received Him back from the dead. Seeing God sacrifice His Son, and then receive Him back, must have been incredible for Abraham, especially while enjoying eternal bliss with the son God gave back to him, Isaac.

[Tzephanyahu]

Shalom turtle, 

A great poem indeed, thank you for sharing it!

I learned this from Chuck Missler and thought I'd share it here... 

Issac, after the event, is not spoken of in Scripture thereafter. There is no detail of him returning with Abraham. He is simply not mentioned, as if he disappeared from that moment. The very next time Issac is mentioned is when he appears to be united with his bride! 

Now of course, Issac didn't vanish, but only the record of him did until the next appearing. And it makes for a beautiful typology of the Messiah!

It's even thought that Abraham knew of this when it happened as he names the place Yahweh-Yireh, as if he knew that something much more significant would happen in that same spot. 

Praise Yahweh! He has left so many pointers to His son in all of the Tanakh. 

Love & Shalom 

[frienduff thaylorde]

On ‎3‎/‎6‎/‎2019 at 5:14 PM, turtletwo said:

Tonight I read a reply by Who me to Ayin Jade's thread called 'The Sacrifice Of Isaac." It struck a chord with me and inspired the following poem and the idea for this thread.

Quote of Who me:

"Isaac knew that there was no animal for the sacrifice, yet he went on carrying the wood, at the site he willingly submitted to being tied up when he could have overpowered his father and escaped. They both displayed remarkable faith."

I hope the quote and the poem will generate a discussion.

 

In Isaac

 

The gentle Lamb of God who died

So willingly was crucified

As Isaac had submitted to

What it was clear his dad would do

 

His love was such that he'd obey

And choose to let him have his way

So likewise Christ who had all power

Chose not to use it in that hour

 

So to the cruelty, He'd submit

For Jesus had been born for it

The cross was where He'd pay the price

His life, for ours a sacrifice

 

The Father's love in Abraham

In Isaac was a precious lamb

In Isaac there's typology

Of Christ who died for you and me

Swidl ,   you are loved sister .   the poems are good encouragments .     

[turtletwo]

17 hours ago, Tzephanyahu said:

I learned this from Chuck Missler and thought I'd share it here... 

@Tzephanyahu Praise God! This is wonderful stuff you shared. Typology is so uplifting for it shows us how much God knows the beginning to the end. He puts it all together in a woven thread from the Old to the New Testaments. Then He reveals it to us piece by piece...over a period of time.

[frienduff thaylorde]

The sacrifice that our LORD did for us was so opposite of another sacrifice I am seeing in the land today .

The LORD denied all of the flesh , the cares and pleasure in life , all wickedness and offered up Himself as a sacrifice for us .

But the sacrifice of moloch of millions of unborn babies ,  kills them and offers them no life ,  and does so to honor SELF and moloch .

That is so sad .    

[turtletwo]

2 hours ago, frienduff thaylorde said:

The sacrifice that our LORD did for us was so opposite of another sacrifice I am seeing in the land today .

@frienduff thaylorde Amen. So sad. Thanks for bringing forth this contrast, brother.