Christ walked with the Father
“Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.” (Genesis 22:6)
God had commanded Abraham to go to the land of Moriah to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, on a divinely appointed mountain. He obediently set out with his son, two of his boys, and a beast of burden. When he saw the place from afar after three days, his servants and the donkey stayed behind, and he went on alone with his son. Abraham carried the fire and the knife, and his son carried the wood. Isaac did not know that he was to be the sacrifice. On the mountain, he lay down on the wood without offering any resistance and was ready to die. But God prevented the sacrifice – a ram died in his place.
We can see similarities and differences between Isaac’s and the Lord Jesus’s behavior. The Lord had always gone His way in communion with His Father. Sometimes, He was also accompanied by people. The hour came when they left him alone (John 16:32). But His Father walked the last difficult part of His path with Him when He carried the wooden cross to Golgotha.
Unlike Isaac, however, He knew everything that would come upon Him (John 18:4). And there was no substitute for Him. He endured the wrath of God, which is a consuming fire, on the cross because of our sins. There, He was struck by His sword of judgment.
Let us always thank Him, who willingly made the perfect sacrifice and died in our place on the cross!
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