The connections between Isaac and Christ revolve around their birth, death and marriage. Let us continue what we started in our last post.
o 22:11-12; Hb. 11:19: each was “resurrected” (Mt. 28:1-8).
o 22:13: each was involved with a “vicarious” offering (Isaac had one, the ram in the bush and ultimately the Christ who was that for the world; Isa. 53:4-6).
o 24:1: each received his bride after being an offering (Ac. 20:28).
o 24:2-3: the marriage of each involved an intermediary (Abraham’s servant and the Holy Spirit; 1 Cor. 12:13).
o 24:4: each bride was from the father’s people (Jn. 17:6-7).
o 24:7: each was necessary to fulfill God’s purpose for the husband (Col. 1:18).
o 24:1-9: the marriage was arranged long before the bride knew (Eph. 1:3-4).
o 24:14: each received a righteous bride (Eph. 5:26-27; 2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 19:8).
o 24:14: each received an “appointed” bride (Jn. 17:24).
o 24:27-28: the brides were a cause for worship (Eph. 1:6,12,14).
o 24:58: each had to choose to leave all for their bridegroom (Ps. 45:10).
o 24:58,65: each bride made the choice before seeing the bridegroom (1 Pt. 1:8f).
o 24:61f: each went through the “desert” to come to their husband (Ac. 14:21f).
o 24:63: each waited for the father to gather the bride to him (Ps. 110:1).
o 24:67: each loved his bride (Eph. 5:26-27).
o 24:67: each bride shared in her husband’s glory (Rebekah entered Sarah’s tent, became part of the Abrahamic Covenant; Jn. 17:22-23; Col. 1:27).
o 25:5-6: each became heir of all the father had (Ps. 2:6-9; Hb. 1:2).
· 25:1-6: Abraham was the father of many nations. That promise was not just fulfilled in the Church, where we are the spiritual “seed of Abraham.” It began physically, with Ishmael and Isaac, and then with the children born to Keturah. Abraham in no way hated any of them. Isaac received the inheritance as an only child. But Abraham also made gifts to the descendants through Keturah.
· 25:9: There was a time when families were united in the passing of generations. It would have been interesting to attend this funeral. Or at the burial of Isaac, which brought Esau and Jacob together briefly. I am familiar with families that started or continued family battles at the passing of the parents.
· 25:12-18: I repeat. God loved (loves) Ishmael. And Abraham was the father of many nations. There is not a lot of certainty about the modern-day identities of the twelve sons of Ishmael. But some of them became nations that have a record in history (Nabateans, Kedarians). It is assumed the others existed in some fashion as nations or “families.” Many Arab nations today trace their lineage to Ishmael. Again, Abraham was the father of many nations. Messiah came through the one nation that came from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God created them all. Christ dies for them all. All will receive the gospel. Each will have citizens in heaven!
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