Isaac
88A Mother in Israel (Part 4) - Jerusalem
18 Oct 2021
15:14¶ 47
“He did receive the sign of the promise. He was circumcised. He was recognized as being within the covenant, received the mark of the…”
15:55¶ 48
“When Isaac came of age, Ishmael kind of made fun of him. Sarah sees this and says, “This is not going to work. Get…”
79The Promised Land
16 Aug 2021
16:01¶ 51
“There he’s referencing the passage in Genesis where Abram is having to decide what to do with Ishmael. We have Ishmael, who is a…”
16:33¶ 54
“That is, the child born by fleshly means, and contrary to the promise, in fact in violation of God’s law because he took a…”
17:11¶ 56
“The seed, who ultimately is Christ, those who make up the seed with him are those who are children of the promise, as Isaac…”
72The Just Shall Live By Faith
20 Jun 2021
40:43¶ 148
“First of all, Isaac believed that what he said would come true, because he was speaking for God, and before he was done, what…”
41:16¶ 149
“Concerning things to come” – He has an eye on the future. He’s about to die, at least that’s what his family reckoned. He…”
24Two Models for Manhood
14 Jun 2020
2:49¶ 9
“Abraham amassed a fortune, left everything behind, father of the faithful, fought a war against overwhelming odds and rescued his nephew. Isaac didn’t do…”
3:24¶ 10
“He also tried farming, something his father had never done, and God blessed it greatly. And I think this does at least potentially lead…”
4:38¶ 13
“I think it may well be that toward the end of Isaac’s life he looked back and maybe viewed his life the same way…”
23The Sacrifice of Isaac
7 Jun 2020
22:03¶ 78
“Yes, technically. Biologically speaking you could say that Isaac was the second-born son, but in covenant reckoning and in terms of the lawful marriage…”
22:33¶ 79
“In a sense he came from Abraham originally in a figure. Abraham’s body, we’re told, was dead. So was Sarah’s womb. Yet, out of…”
23:21¶ 80
“Isaac comes back alive, although having been presented to God as a whole burnt offering – and that’s what the text actually says here.…”