Jesus, Son of Abraham

Reading: Matt. 1:1, Genesis 15: 1-6, 22:1-8,

"Behold the Lamb of God"

"The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the Son of David, the Son of Abraham."
Matt. 1:1

"... the word of the Lord came to Abraham in a vision, saying 'Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward'. But Abram said, 'Lord God, what will you give me seeing that I go childless...? Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir'! And behold the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 'This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come form your own body shall be your heir'. Then He brought him outside and said, 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them... So shall your descendants be.' And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:1-6

Accounted: To think, put together, calculate, make account

Abraham is the father of righteousness through faith. Even though, he was 100 years old and Sarah was 90, he believed God could keep His promise. For nothing is impossible with God. More is said about Abraham's faith in Romans 4 and Hebrews 11:8-12.

Abraham and Sarah conceived a son just as God had promised and named him Isaac. Later in Abraham's life; God challenges his faith again and called him saying:

"take now your son, your only son, whom you love,
and go to Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering..."
Genesis 22:

Abraham's only son was Isaac, the son of God's promise, the son of he and Sarah's old age. He was precious to them and very much loved. Yet, Abraham's trust in God was greater than anything else in his life, even his love for his son, whom God promised to him. So he made preparations and set out on the journey... along the way Isaac asked his father:

"My Father... look, the fire and the wood,
but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
And Abraham said,
'My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb
for a burnt offering.'
vs 7,8

They continued until they came to the place God had shown Abraham. He built an altar, placed his son on it and was ready to slay him, when the Angel of the Lord called to him:

"Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him;
for now I know that you fear God, since you have
not withheld your son, your only son, from Me". 

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac

Gerhard Wilhelm von Reutern 1849

Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket... So he... took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And he called the place, The Lord will Provide, as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided." vs 11-14 This prophesied the lamb, God would one day provide on these very mountains of Moriah, later to be mount Zion, where the temple was located and where Jesus was crucified. Zechariah speaks of this in Zech 12:10 and Isaiah in Isa 53. God did provided a sacrifice for sin for all people once and for all when Jesus was crucified. He took His Son, His only begotten Son, whom He loved and offered Him for the sins of all who believe.

"Behold the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world."
John 1:29

"I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."
John 1: 32-34

God promised Abraham:

"In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
because you have obeyed my voice."
Genesis 22:18

All nations of the earth are blessed with salvation through Jesus, the Son of God, descendant and Son of Abraham. Jesus means: "He shall save". Joseph, the Husband of Mary was told by the angel to "call His name JESUS for He will save His people from their sins." Matt. 1:21 

Jesus is the ultimate Son of the Promise to all human kind!

Praise God for offering His Son,
His only begotten and beloved Son for humanity.
I am in awe of His love and mercy for us.