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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 may well have noticed a similarity among this event and what God does via His personal Son in the New Testament. In each events a father is providing up his only son as a sacrifice for others. Casually studying the Genesis account you may have thought that the stories cease being similar when God spares Isaac, immediately after-all Jesus did enable Himself to be a sacrifice for us, but the similarities do go on just a bit further. Lets take a close look at Genesis 22:19 which happens at the finish of the event

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

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

In reality we are not told what Isaac is carrying out immediately after this event for two whole chapters. Lets see what he is carrying out 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 one 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 next time we see Isaac in the Bible is when he is receiving his bride, which his fathers servant discovered for him. Now, this is very subtle but this exactly what is occurring proper now. Jesus has left earth, His Fathers servant (the Holy Spirit) is retrieving His bride, and we will not see Him again till He receives us as His bride.

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