Question

Three similarities between Isaac and Abraham

Answer 1

Answer:

The father leads his son to be sacrificed.

A donkey is involved on the road to the sacrifice.

They leave their “homeland” to go to the place of sacrifice (Abraham & Isaac travel to the mountain, Jesus leaves heaven to come to earth).

To get from where they are to the place of sacrifice requires a journey.

Each son is the “one and only son” of his father.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. They both had very beautiful wives.

2. They lied to protect their wives.

3. Their wives struggled to conceive

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Other Similarities

• The father leads his son to be sacrificed.
• A donkey is involved on the road to the sacrifice.
• They leave their “homeland” to go to the place of sacrifice (Abraham & Isaac travel to the mountain, Jesus leaves heaven to come to earth).
• To get from where they are to the place of sacrifice requires a journey.
• Each son is the “one and only son” of his father.
• The son is a descendant of Abraham.
• The son had been born with divine intervention.
• The sacrifices take place on the same mountain (called Mt. Moriah in the Old Testament, called Mt. Calvary in the New Testament — also known as Mt. Zion, by the way)
• The companions that were with them stayed behind (most likely on the hill across the valley, called the Mt. of Olives) when the son went with the father for the sacrifice.
• The son carried the wood/cross to the place of sacrifice.
• The son asked questions of the father.
• The father knew what he was called to do.
• The son was submissive to the will of the father.
• The father was willing to sacrifice his son, if necessary.
• The father believed in resurrection.
• The father loved the son.
• A resurrection was prophesied (Abraham said, “we’ll come back to you.” Jesus said, “I will rise on the third day.”)
• The son was laid upon the wood/cross.
• The son was bound to the wood/cross.
• Abraham had a knife to pierce his son, Jesus’ skin was pierced by whips laced with bones, glass and rocks.
• The Lord Himself provided the sacrifice (the ram, Jesus). [Note, the word order in the Hebrew text of Genesis 22:8 could read, “The Lord will provide Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” A foreshadowing of Jesus]
• Blood was shed.
• The sacrifice was a substitute (ram a substitute for Isaac, Jesus a substitute for us).
• The sacrifice was a demonstration of love for God.
• Men of great faith in God who were committed obediently to the will of God.
• The ram was caught in the thorns, and Jesus had a crown of thorns on his head.
• Abundant blessings flow because of the sacrifice (abundant life).
• Abraham was tested, Jesus was tested.
• The son ultimately survived the sacrifice.
• The son was resurrected on the third day.