1. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 22:1-14

2. Building Character: Abraham and isaac
Genesis 22:1-14 – “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had

3. Building Character: Abraham and isaac
told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 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. 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. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt

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offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any

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thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.”

6. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
I. We Are Told of a Great Sacrifice – vs.1-5
A. The Challenge – v.1
James 1:13 – “Let not man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil.”
This was a test of Abraham’s faith

7. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
I. We Are Told of a Great Sacrifice – vs.1-5
A. The Challenge – v.1
B. The Cost – v.2
The cost is almost beyond calculation
What a portrait this paints of our great God and Heavenly Father!

8. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
I. We Are Told of a Great Sacrifice – vs.1-5
A. The Challenge – v.1
B. The Cost – v.2
C. The Compliance – vs.3,4
He gathered what he needed and headed to the place God told him about
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.”

9. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
I. We Are Told of a Great Sacrifice – vs.1-5
B. The Cost – v.2
C. The Compliance – vs.3,4
D. The Confidence – v.5
Abraham still had faith even though he was about to kill Isaac
He knew God would keep his promises
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, of whom it was said, that
in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Accounting that God was able to raise him
up, even from the dead, from whence also
he received him in a figure.”

10. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
II. We Are Told of a Great Son – vs.6-10
A. He Is Working- v. 6
Isaac is literally bearing the wood upon which he will die
Jesus too carried on His shoulders the very wood upon which He was to die
John 19:17 – “And He bearing His cross
went forth into a place called the place
of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew
Golgotha.”

11. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
II. We Are Told of a Great Son – vs.6-10
A. He Is Working- v. 6
B. He Is Wondering – v.7
Isaac: “Where is the lamb?”

12. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
II. We Are Told of a Great Son – vs.6-10
A. He Is Working- v. 6
B. He Is Wondering – v.7
C. He Is Willing – vs.8,9
All indications are that Isaac was willing to obey his father unto death
Philippians 2:8 – “And being found in
fashion as a man, he humbled Himself,
and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross.”

13. Building Character: Abraham and Isaac
III. We Are Told of a Great Substitute – vs.11-14
A. It’s Provision- v
• God provided a substitute for Isaac through His matchless grace

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III. We Are Told of a Great Substitute – vs.11-14
A. It’s Provision- v
B. It’s Purpose – v.14
• The ram was to take the place of Isaac

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III. We Are Told of a Great Substitute – vs.11-14
A. It’s Provision- v
B. It’s Purpose – v.14
C. It’s Picture – vs.11-14
• Just like the ram, Jesus became our substitute on the cross