He had faith Isaac, being the child of promise, would not die, is one way
I have heard it described. Also, a ram was provided in his son's place
yeah amen Abraham is a man of faith
“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.”
Hebrews 11:17-19 KJV
we’re told here that Abraham knew God swore to bless him through Isaac , so he knew even if he sacrificed Isaac and killed him , God was able to raise him up because he had already sworn that through Isaac Abraham would become father of many nations
“he that had
received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:”
abrahams great faith was based on the fact that God doesn’t lie and will always do what he says he will do. Abraham knew his seed would be called through isaac so Isaac couldn’t die if he sacrificed him , God was able to raise him up to life again.
It’s a figure of Gods only begotten son because ishmael was abrahams first begotten but Isaac was the one born by Gods word of promise like Jesus.
“accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead;”
I find it interesting that Abraham says “
God will provide himself a lamb “
and then later
looking past the immediate event with the ram it seems Abraham was foretelling this by faith
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29 KJV
that same promise of the gospel to Abraham Isaac and Jacob also is sworn to by God at this point in abrahams life
“And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and
in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”
Genesis 22:15-18 KJV
If you look at isaacs sacrifice there’s a really strong hidden figure of christs sacrifice
“And it came to pass after these things, that God did test Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said,
Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and offer him there for a burnt offering
upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and
saw the place afar off.
And Abraham took
the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and
they went both of them together.
….
“And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said,…. but
where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
And
Abraham said, My son,
God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.”
Genesis 22:1-2, 4, 6, 8 KJV
in the gospel this figure is revealed as God sacrificing his only begotten son who he loves , who God his father was always with him , he carries the wood of the cross atop a high hill where he died , but God raised him to life as Abraham believed regarding Isaac in the figure
and when Abraham did this thing , God swears that through his seed all nations of the earth will be blessed later we receive revelation of this stuff in Galatians 3 and other chapters just like it in the apostles writings
The revelation of all this stuff making sense to us Christians is written in the New Testament was sort of my point about revelation so thinking of Abraham and Isaac and how Abraham was so faithful to God this applies to Christians this way
“Know ye therefore that
they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And
the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
So then
they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham…. Now
to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to
thy seed, which is Christ.
…But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that
the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. For
ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
For
as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither
Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is
neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
And
if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Galatians 3:7-9, 16, 22, 26-29 KJV
Christians of all nations are the seed of abrahams promises revealed in the nt