Gods Greatness

Genesis 22 is the story of Gods request to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, Abraham’s son.

God is asking the ultimate sacrifice for a father. Especially a father who has a son so late in life.

God stops Abraham in the act.

This passage illustrates Gods love of mankind as he sends Jesus his only son to shed his blood to provide a bridge for imperfect man back to the perfect God.

God knows what he is asking his son.

• Jesus you will be rejected by your birth and chosen people
• Jesus. Gentiles, the uncircumcised heathens, shall become your believing audience
• Jesus you will betrayed by one of the 12 apostles of your inner circle
• Jesus show kindness and humility in your teachings and actions
• Jesus, although you have all power, I am asking that you use it in a very limited manner

Jesus actions include

• continually talking to the Jewish people, Pharisees and Sadducees about the true Word of God
• preaching to Christians which are a now a mix of Gentiles, Jews and silent Jews
• after the last supper Jesus goes to pray 3 times asking God the Father if there is any other way to do his will
  • Jesus knows what God is asking him
    • The physical pain
    • The emotional pain
      • Jesus being both a physical and spiritual being was going to suffer physical death
        • Which was a separation from God

God and Jesus actions show the ultimate supreme being’s characteristic

• the ability to humble themselves to save their chosen and favorite creation. Man