Advent: Christ the True and Better | Christ the True and Better Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19)

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In this sermon, Pastor Brice explains how Isaac in the Old Testament is a type of Christ, the promised Messiah.

Advent: Christ the True and Better
Christ the True and Better Isaac
Genesis 22:1-19

I. Isaac and Jesus were only begotten sons
II. Isaac and Jesus were named by God
III. Isaac and Jesus were miraculously conceived
IV. Isaac and Jesus were burnt offerings
V. Isaac and Jesus were offered up
VI. Isaac and Jesus were accompanied by two men
VII. Isaac and Jesus carried the wood for their sacrifices
VIII. Isaac and Jesus carried the wood for their father’s fire
XI. Isaac and Jesus were both expected to be resurrected
A. Jesus, unlike Isaac, knew all along that he was the sacrifice
B. Jesus, unlike Isaac, was perfect and was the only possible sufficient sacrifice
C. Jesus, unlike Isaac, was God and he atoned for our sins and was a pleasing sacrifice by his
death and resurrection