The Lord Will Provide the Lamb: Faith and Sacrifice

God's command to Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac may seem cruel and contradictory, but the account in Genesis 22 is truly a beautiful story because of how it is meant to describe and display the sacrifice of Christ for undeserving sinners.

I. Abraham's Faith (vv1-10)
---A. Why would God command this? (Show Christ & Test Abraham's Faith)
---B. What was Abraham's reaction? (vv2-4)
---C. How could Abraham obey? (vv5-10)
------1. Trust in character of God according to His Word.
------2. Trust in character of God according to His promises.
---------(includiing resurrection and Final Sacrifce)
II. Lord's Provision (vv6-14)
------1. God will provide the Lamb for Himself
------2. God will provide the Lamb as Substitute
III. Lord's Promises (vv14-24)