The Two-Fold Promise You Need
Questions: When is it hard to have faith in the promises of God? How do you remind yourself?
The Two-Fold Promise You Need: From Abraham to Paul
What must a person believe to inherit the promises of Abraham?
"For all the promises of God find their Yes in him." (2 Corinthians 1:20)
Review Last Week…
-Polemic…God Said let there be light..sun..moon..stars…
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee... all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. - Genesis 17:2, 4–8 (KJV)
-God is going to use two scenes to show us his character in contrast to the false gods…. Sodom and Gomorrah and Mount Moriah
- Sodom and Gomorrah: The Wrath of God
Because grace had transformed him….remember Hagar and Ishamel was Cannanite false god worship, more than an affair, relying on our way…and He was only Righteous because of believing in God’s promise…
"And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." - Genesis 15:6 (KJV)
This is where we pick up the story
- 50 righteous (Genesis 18:24)
- 45 righteous (Genesis 18:28)
- 40 righteous (Genesis 18:29)
- 30 righteous (Genesis 18:30)
- 20 righteous (Genesis 18:31)
- 10 righteous (Genesis 18:32)
Why is Abraham Pleading…He knows the mercy of God. Abraham worshipped these Gods…Inan, Baal, Molech…
But…because of God is is now Abraham, and Sarah
The wrath that fell upon Sodom reminds us that God's judgment is real. Sodom worships Molech.
We judge them…but I just see us…my abortion story…the story of Molech and Ishtar…
Humanized Mouse Model for Vaccine Evaluation: An Overview
- Reviews BLT ("bone marrow-liver-thymus") mice.
- Describes implantation of human fetal liver and thymus tissue into immunodeficient mice to study human immune responses and evaluate vaccines.
-Kaushik, Shivani, Lata Kumari, and Rakesh Kumar Deepak. "Humanized Mouse Model for Vaccine Evaluation: An Overview." Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research 13, no. 1 (2024): 10–20. https://doi.org/10.7774/cevr.2024.13.1.10
So insanity prevails in culture as sin begets sin, and God found none righteous, not even one….
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment..." - Matthew 5:21–22 (ESV)
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart." - Matthew 5:27–28 (ESV)
When I look at Sodom and Gomorrah I just see myself, and when I look at Abraham pleading for us, I see Jesus…
"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1 John 2:1 (ESV)
Here is what happens "There is none righteous, no, not one." (Romans 3:10)
This is the rich young ruler, and the Pharisee…no one can escape…
God burns it all, it should be Abraham, he only saves lot because of Abraham…This place is still there…
"And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt." - Genesis 19:29 (KJV)
- Mount Moriah Reveals the Gospel
He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” — Genesis 22:2 (ESV)
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Isaac |
Jesus Christ |
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Beloved son (Genesis 22:2) |
Beloved Son (Matthew 3:17) |
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Carries the wood (Genesis 22:6) |
Carries the cross (John 19:17) |
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Donkey carries father and son (Genesis 22:3) |
Enters Jerusalem on a donkey (Matthew 21:6–9) |
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Climbs Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:2–4) |
Climbs Calvary (John 19:17; Luke 23:33) |
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Willingly submits to his father (Genesis 22:9–10) |
Willingly lays down His life (John 10:17–18) |
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Bound on the altar (Genesis 22:9) |
Bound before His crucifixion (Matthew 27:2) |
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Abraham believed God could raise him from the dead (Hebrews 11:17–19) |
God raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 10:9; Matthew 28:6) |
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"God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering." (Genesis 22:8) |
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." (John 1:29) |
Abraham Raises the knife…WHY?
"He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead." (Hebrews 11:19)
GET THE URN…breathe the breath of God…that gave a son….
-my sons to war, my dad to war, your job, your kids, my wife, EVERYTHING FLOWS FROM THIS PROMISE…
-so what happens in the story…
"Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29)
"Abraham said, 'God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.' So they went both of them together." - Genesis 22:8 (ESV)
"And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son." - Genesis 22:13 (ESV)
- The Two Fold Promise You Need: From Paul to Abraham
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." - Romans 10:9 (KJV)
- Salvation Is…
Because of faith in Christ believers receive:
- Justification — Romans 5:1; Romans 3:24
- Remission of sins — Acts 2:38; Acts 10:43
- New life — Romans 6:4; 2 Corinthians 5:17
- The Holy Spirit — Ephesians 1:13–14; Acts 2:38
- Baptism — Romans 6:3–4; Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21
- Good works — Ephesians 2:10; James 2:17
- Spiritual gifts — 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; Romans 12:6–8
- Spiritual fruit — Galatians 5:22–23
- Victory over death — 1 Corinthians 15:54–57; John 11:25–26
- The Word of God — Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:16–17