Abraham (Christ typology)

Abraham (Genesis 12-25)

God chose Abraham and commanded him to leave his home and travel to an unknown place. God promised Abraham that he would be the father of a great nation and that Sarah, his wife, would give him a son. Through this son, God would bless all the nations. When they were elderly, Abraham and Sarah had Isaac, the son of the promise.

The Bible has a theme throughout of sacrificing lives, wishes, and desires.

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ABRAHAM / CHRIST (Typology)

• Abraham is called the "Father of the Faith" (Genesis 15; Romans 4:6-18). / Jesus Christ is the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).

• Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only son (Genesis 22:2), and Isaac was ready to do what his father said (Genesis 22:9). / God the Father was willing to sacrifice his only Son (John 3:16), and Jesus was ready to do what His Father said (John 10:17-18).

• Abraham's faith allowed him to trust that God would keep His word, even if that meant raising Isaac from the dead. / Christ's faith in His Father's command empowered Him to lay down His life, and to take it up again (John 10:18).

• Abraham's sacrifice took place on Mount Moriah (Jerusalem; Genesis 22:2, 2 Chronicles 3:1) and a ram was substituted for Isaac (Genesis 22:8, 13-14). / The Father sacrificed His Son on the outskirts of Jerusalem (John 19:17-18), and Christ is the Lamb of God (John 1:29-31) who bore our sins in His own body (1 Peter 2:24).

• Abraham's son (Isaac) was the child of the promise. The book of Hebrews connected Isaac to the idea of resurrection (Hebrews 11:17-19). / God's Son, Jesus Christ, is the child of Promise (Isaiah 9:6) who is resurrected (1 Corinthians 15:1-11).

• In Isaac's birth, all nations were to be blessed (Genesis 12:3). / In Jesus Christ all nations are blessed (Acts 28:28, Matthew 28:18-20).

Category: Typology