Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.
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… going to talk about it today. We're going to talk about it today through a certain lens, because look what it says in Hebrews chapter 11, verse 19. It says, Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so, in a manner of speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. We know this is a shadow of another son thousands of years later who would be sacrificed for our sin. Abraham, who did not have to kill his son, is a prefigure of a father who would go through with it but raise him from the dead. But Abraham didn't know that story yet, so sometimes we are having to live in experiences that we have no frame of reference for. That's what I want to talk to you a little bit about today. It's a simple message, but a profound truth that the Lord showed me. This message is about a certain moment in your life that you will come to from time to time, not just once, but many times. …
… If you have your Bibles, turn to the book of Hebrews. Hebrews chapter 11, verses 17 through 19. This is interesting. By faith, Abraham, when God, there's the word again, tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. What you love, what I love, God challenges us to put on the altar. By faith, Abraham, who tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son. So God had promised Abraham all of these great things through his family. And now he's gonna sacrifice his son. Even though God had said to him, it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead. And so in a manner of speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. Wow. Question, had Abraham seen the resurrection before? Answer, yes. His wife's womb was resurrected. She was like 100 years old when she had Isaac. Fathers, can you imagine being 100 years old and all of a sudden you're the father of a bouncing baby boy? …
4. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. His was deliberate obedience! He could bear suspense, thinking over the whole matter for three days, and setting his face like a flint to obey his Lord's command. 5. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide you here with the donkey; and land the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. Abraham did not deceive the young men. He believed that he and Isaac would come to them again. He believed that though he might be compelled to slay his son, "God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure." Abraham bade the young men stay where they were. They must not see all that he was to do before the Lord. Oftentimes, our highest obedience must be a solitary one—friends cannot help us in such emergencies—and it is better for them and better for us that they should not be with us. …