Behold The Lamb Study Guide

Many scholars connect Genesis 22, the account of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Issac, to Jesus’ statement in John 8:56, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” as Abraham seeing into, or fully understanding the plan of God. In many ways, Abraham ‘saw’ or spoke with The Word, and his faith was built on the belief and trust in that Word. He believed that God could raise the dead (Hebrews 11) and that God would provide a final sacrifice for people who could not provide for themselves. He saw the plan and had a glimpse into the future coming ‘day’ of Christ and rejoiced in it. 

 I have always seen Genesis 22 as a form of a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the final atonement of sin as there are many parallels to the final crucifixion. Most notably, Moriah is the same geographical location for both sacrifices. It was unlawful to execute anyone inside the city so the crucifixion of Christ had to be done outside the city and took place on a hill that some scholars believe was the same hill Issac was almost sacrificed on. How could a human orchestrate that detail into law and set up the city at that precise location in order to parallel this promise?