Isaac assembly
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The document discusses the biblical story of Isaac, highlighting key events such as his birth, marriage to Rebekah, and the birth of his twin sons, Esau and Jacob. It reflects on Isaac's life, noting his lack of heroic acts and the familial dynamics that favored Esau over Jacob, despite divine prophecy favoring the latter. The text also emphasizes God's intervention in Isaac's life, particularly during the burnt offering, drawing a parallel to the concept of substitutionary sacrifice.
Isaac assembly
- 1. Isaac “Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.” Genesis 21:1-3
- 2. Genesis – first book of the Bible Four great events Four great men • Creation • Abraham • Fall • Isaac • Flood • Jacob • Spread of Nations • Joseph (We don’t really know much about him!)
- 3. This is the family history of Isaac … • Abraham had a son named Isaac. • When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, who came from Northwest Mesopotamia. • Isaac's wife could not have children, so Isaac prayed to the LORD for her. • The LORD heard Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant. • While she was pregnant, the babies struggled inside her. She asked, "Why is this happening to me?" Then she went to get an answer from the LORD.
- 4. This is the family history of Isaac … • The LORD said to her, – "Two nations are in your body, – and two groups of people will be taken from you. – One group will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." • When the time came, Rebekah gave birth to twins. • The first baby was born red. Since his skin was like a hairy robe, he was named Esau (meaning ‘robe’). • When the second baby was born, he was holding on to Esau's heel, so that baby was named Jacob. • Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. • When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He loved to be out in the fields. • But Jacob was a quiet man and stayed among the tents.
- 5. Isaac … nothing special? • No heroic, daring acts • Bit of a fibber (e.g. in Gerar about his wife) • Had favourites (Esau not God’s favourite, but Isaac’s) • Sons not well-disciplined or well-raised … behaved badly • In his father’s shadow?
- 6. Isaac … one thing special • God had saved his life • God had provided a lamb for the burnt offering • ‘Substitute’
- 7. Isaac … one thing special • God had saved his life • God had provided a lamb for the burnt offering • ‘Substitute’
- 8. Isaac … one thing special • God had saved his life • God had provided a lamb for the burnt offering • ‘Substitute’
- 9. Substitute! “Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”
Editor's Notes
- #2: A lot of the people we’ve been meeting are big heroic characters … like Abraham.He’d trusted God against the odds, and God reckoned it to him as righteousness … and part of the reward for his faith was his son Isaac{Read the verse}Isaac was not like that.Not a big hero figure at all!Now … remember where these men fit in the big story of the Bible?
- #3: … so what d we actually know about Isaac?