Honey From The Rock

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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
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SEED OF ISAAC

This entry was posted on 12-14-2009 and is filed under MESSIANIC PROPHECY.

Star #5 in "Stars of Hope in the Old Testament Sky." Genesis 21:12 (NKJV) ~ "But God said to Abraham, 'Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.'"

Abraham had two sons: Ishmael (through Hagar) and Isaac (through Sarah). Now God eliminates one half of the lineage of Abraham as far as Messiah is concerned. He would come through Isaac. As we saw last week, Messiah would come through the race of Jews. Ishmael would become the leader of the Arabs, but Messiah would not come through them. God reminded Abraham, "In Isaac your seed shall be called."

We find the fulfillment of this prophecy in the very first verses of the New Testament. Matthew, writing to Jewish people: "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac..." In verse16, after tracing 42 generations, Matthew concludes with: "And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ" (Matt. 1:1, 2, 16). Isaac was essential for the coming of Messiah. Had God not spared Abraham's hand on Mt. Moriah, when he was about to slay his son, his only son, the son of promise, the line to Messiah would have been severed. Thank God for the ram that was caught in the thicket! Isaac was spared and lived to become an essential key in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.

Prayer/Hymn: "O come, O come, Immanuel, And ransom captive Israel. That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice! Immanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!"