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Study Type - Adult Lesson
Fellowship - Becky Bereans
Series - Genesis 2024
Book - Genesis
Abraham, Isaac, sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 22:1-19, James 2:18-23, Hebrews 11:17-19, John 10:14-18, John 3:16-17, Hebrews 9:22, Galatians 3:16-18 (NKJV)
God’s call for Abraham to offer Isaac is disturbing, not only due to our innate abhorrence of child sacrifice, but also due to confusion about how God could afterward still fulfill His plan of salvation to bring forth Jesus the Messiah though Isaac’s line if Isaac were sacrificed on the altar. In coming to grips with our confusion about this disturbing and confusing story, we focus on the lessons God teaches through it for Abraham, for Isaac, and for us.
This map shows the locations (known or speculated) for various places mentioned in Genesis.
Jerusalem is built upon a cluster of seven hills in the Judean mountains about 30 miles east of the Mediterranean and 20 miles west of the northern shore of the Dead Sea. The elevation of the city varies from just over 2000 feet at the bottom of the Kidron Valley to over 2700 feet at the peaks of the Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus (not shown on this map). The topography of the area has been greatly changed by people through history. Originally, Mt. Moriah and Mt. Zion (labeled City of David on this map) were separated by a shallow depression which was later filled in by large earthworks – the Millo and the Ophel. Then a man-made platform built with large stone vaults was constructed on Mt. Moriah forming the “Temple Mount” we know today – the largest man-made platform in the world (150,000 square meters, 37 acres).
