No angel to spare him
no lamb to sacrifice
unlike Abraham
God paid that price
Sacrificing his son
the unblemished lamb
painted with our stain, our sin
offering himself for us
God suffering instead
the parent of the one
who came to cleanse the earth
to heal us once again
July 15, 2010
Genesis 22:1-19
Abraham faithful in sacrificing
his first born son Isaac,
God providing substitute lamb;
Christ becoming the sacrificial lamb
with no substitution;
the pain of the Father on Good Friday
when his son died for us.
&
Hebrews 10:1-14
Christ was the one priest able to make
one sacrifice for all time
&
John 11:32-44
John 11:35
“Jesus wept” for his friend Lazarus,
though he knew he would rise
&
Jeremiah 31:15
Rachel crying for her children
who are no more
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Unlike Abraham
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