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Date Posted: 19:40:22 09/22/09 Tue
Genesis 22:4-6 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
As we continue with the story of Abraham taking Isaac up to sacrifice him we are still in "prophecy mode". Abraham is on a 3 day plus journey of death. As he travels on the third day he lifts up his eyes and sees his destination and it is still "afar off". This means he must "burn daylight" for a while longer before he gets there. This is significant as it points out a longer period of time than just the 3 days. This amount of time shows up several times in the Bible as three and one half years. It is believed that the ministry of Jesus was 3 and one half years long. Jesus ministry started with His baptism by John in the Jordan river and we find written in the Book of Luke "Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, ----" (Luke 3:21-23). Jesus participated in at least 3 passover feasts. (John 2:13, John 6:4 and John 19:14). The third passover was the one He was the "passover Lamb". Now to see that His ministry was probably 3 1/2 years long one must realize that Jesus was not born on Dec 25 but would have been born during the "feast of tabernacles" Which would place His birth around Sept./October or in the Jewish month Tishri. For the rest of the evidence of the Tabernacles birth date I take liberty in posting a copied portion from an Internet site. It is not the first time I have seen this evidence but had lost the references therefore I searched this out.
"Luke (the Physician) has given us the most thorough birth record and declared that he "had perfect understanding of all things from the very first," therefore our source of information is reliable.
It is necessary that we start with John the Baptist since his birth and that of our Saviour are so closely related. In Biblical days there were twenty-four priests, or governors, who served yearly in the temple, two for each month. (I Chronicles 24:7 - 10) Zacharias, the father of of J ohn the Baptist, was of the eighth course called Abijah. Luke 1: 5; 1 Chronicles 24: 10. So Zacharias' ministry in the temple was in the fourth month, Tammuz (June). (The first of the Jewish months is Abib, Exodus 12:1,2; 13:4.)
Immediately after those days in the beginning of the fifth month Ab, Zacharias returned home to Elizabeth and John is conceived in Elizabeth Nine months later in the next yeah he is born in the month Abib (near our March).
The Scripture teaches us that Jesus was six months younger than John the Baptist. Luke 1:26,36. Therefore, Jesus was conceived at the beginning of the eleventh month Sebat (JanuaryFebruary) and born nine months later in the month Tishri (September-October). From January to October would be a normal gestation period of 280 days."
All this would point to a 3 1/2 year ministry of Jesus. Abraham walked a time span of 3 1/2 days and Jesus walked toward the cross in His ministry for 3 1/2 years. Abe and Isaac walked 1 day for each year of Jesus ministry and a half a day for the last half year.
Notice now in verse 5 what it says: "And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you." Abraham is going to sacrifice his son but tells the men that he and his son will "come again to you." Do you see the importance of this? Abraham is going to kill his son but says that he will come again to you!! Abraham is expecting a resurrection! He knows full well he is going to carry through with what God has told him to do so he must be expecting God to raise him again from the dead. Not from the condition of a person dead of a knife wound but from the condition of being totally consumed in fire after being killed with the knife and his blood drained from his body.
Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Do you see how the Old Testament pre-figures the New Testament in so many details? Only God could have authored these events and had them written so as to reveal the details of what was going to happen in the future.
Finally, in verse 6 Abraham loads the heavy bundle of wood on Isaac's back, gathers the tools for the sacrifice and sets his face up the hill. Isaac may have had a heavy load to physically carry but can you imagine the spiritual load that Abraham was carrying as he knew what he must do. Even if Abraham did believe that God would raise Isaac back to life can you imagine the dread of having to cut the throat of Isaac and then watch him die as his life's blood poured out. Folks, that is obedience and faith in God. Obedience to the limit. I'm sure Abraham would have rather been tied and laid on the altar if it would have spared his son but God had decreed an only son and so it would be.
Now, having thought on Abraham think on him as being a type of God the Father who is sacrificing His only begotten son. It was by the decree of God that Jesus would die. God went all the way with Him to the cross knowing what was going to take place. God saw it all before it took place and with resolution stayed the course so that you and I might live. Without that sacrifice we would still be in our sins and without hope. Justice had to be served and it had to fall on the body of a sinless only begotten son.
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