DISCOURSE: 34 ISAAC A TYPE OF CHRIST Genesis 22:6. _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, My father: and he said, Here am... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 35 IMPORTANCE OF EVIDENCES Genesis 22:12. _Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me._ THERE are in the Holy Scriptures many expressions, which, if taken in the strictest and most literal sense, would convey to us very erroneous conc... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 36 JEHOVAH-JIREH, THE LORD WILL PROVIDE Genesis 22:14. _And Abraham called the name of that place, Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen_. THE Saints of old took special care to remember the mercies of their God. Hence they scarcely ever rece... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 37 ABRAHAM’S PROMISED SEED Genesis 22:18. _In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed._ THERE is nothing in man which can merit the divine favour: the promises of God to us are altogether free, resulting wholly from his sovereign grace: yet does God frequently _manifest_ h... [ Continue Reading ]