THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 251

In the scriptures, Abraham is named as being the father of the faithful, a title bestowed upon him simply because he exercised faith in God. Also important is that Abraham had a very darkened understanding of God. Abraham, being one of Adam’s prone to sin offspring was subject to a dying soul like all the others of Adam's offspring. However, because Abraham exercised faith toward God, his exercising faith toward God was accredited to him as righteousness. For God has revealed that the day in which you seek Him with all your heart and soul, then, in that very day, you will commence a journey of faith, a faith which will entice your spirit to advance and obtain more enlightenment. But we jump ahead.

Abraham's son Isaac was born when he was 100 years old. At the time, Sarah was 90 years old. God Had promised that Abraham. through Sarah would have a son. Needless to say, Abraham delighted in their offspring. God had promised Abraham that he and Sarah would have a son and as such, the promise was not to be curtailed. For as God already knew, the promise embraced future events -- events that surely Abraham’s mind would require time to process.

Further, God had promised that in Abraham and in His SEED would all the nations of the earth be blessed. Isaac was a product of Abraham and Sarah's natural seed. But another SEED was spoken of, which SEED would enable all peoples, and nations of people, to be blessed. God had said to Abraham that this other SEED would produce more children than there are particles of sand, and similarly, number more than the stars of heaven.

God had to enable Abraham to be enlightened. So Abraham takes his son Isaac to sacrifice to God. As we read in the scriptures, Abraham builds an alter. Isaac watching this unfold ponders within his mind the question of where the offering would be? Still, Abraham in his belief in God knows that God will provide a sacrifice (or whatever other needs might arise) at the right time. Abraham puts Isaac on the alter, securing him to the alter. Abraham then takes a knife in his hand and raises the knife over his son Isaac. At this point, it looks like Abraham is about to thrust the blade into Isaac. Suddenly, a MEE or a BAH is heard.

Talk about a death threat or an honour killing or even someone killing another and thereby thinking that they are doing God a service. Is this weird or what? God has repeatedly said, Sacrifice and Offerings, I want nothing to do with. Away with them because now a body have I prepared for myself.

The ram caught of God in the thicket declares that God will provide a sacrifice. God did not sacrifice someone else. God sacrificed Himself as a SON. The SEED in which all people and nations of the earth would be blessed is the SEED of God's Holy Spirit. Therefore, Abraham do your son no harm.

Why? Because God is love. And because God does not rejoice over the death of Adam’s sin prone race. For it is written, that like as the children were made partakers of flesh and blood, God Himself took part of the same. The blood in JESUS' veins was the blood of the Holy Spirit.

JESUS, God manifest in the flesh sacrificed Himself. Therefore, there is no more sacrifice for sin. Abraham looked and saw that God provided the sacrifice. God laid down His life once for ALL who believe. As a consequence, there is no more sacrifice!