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In Genesis God tests Abrahams faith by telling him to offer up his son Isaac as a sacrifice (Gen 22:1-19). Abraham was faithful and God intervened at the final moment. This is a story most of us are familiar with and you might have noticed a similarity in between this event and what God does by way of His own Son in the New Testament. In each events a father is offering up his only son as a sacrifice for other individuals. Casually reading the Genesis account you may have thought that the stories stop being related when God spares Isaac, right after-all Jesus did enable Himself to be a sacrifice for us, but the similarities do go on just a bit additional. Lets take a close appear at Genesis 22:19 which occurs at the finish of the occasion

Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off collectively for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba. (Gen 22:19) (NIV)

Wheres Isaac? Naturally he was there, where else would he go? So if he was there why was he not pointed out? He was talked about as they were going up the mountain, so whats different now?

In fact we are not told what Isaac is undertaking following this occasion for two whole chapters. Lets see what he is performing the subsequent time we are told about him

Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in Negev. He went out to the field a single day to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching. Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac...

...Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and he married Rebekah. (Gen 24:62-64, 67) (NIV)

So the subsequent time we see Isaac in the Bible is when he is receiving his bride, which his fathers servant located for him. Now, this is extremely subtle but this exactly what is occurring correct now. Jesus has left earth, His Fathers servant (the Holy Spirit) is retrieving His bride, and we will not see Him yet again until He receives us as His bride.

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