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Abraham’s faith and obedience to the Lord is inspiring. More specifically when he was tested by the Lord in Genesis 22 to offer up his son Isaac as a sacrifice onto the lord. Abraham’s response to his son’s question, “look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” would later after thousands of years be a reality for God himself.
To help grasp a deeper understanding of Christ sacrifice on the cross and how eternal life flows from it, this Part 3 has been divided into four sub-headings. 1. The Passover lamb 2. The perfect atonement sacrifice, 3. A new covenant for the people, and 4. Resurrection and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.
References
1. The Passover lamb
Israel Egypt Passover
Killing the first born sons (Exo. 12:12-14)
1 Pet 1:19 (Jesus as Lamb without spot or blemish)
Rev 5:6 (the lamb that has been slain)
1 Corinthians 5:7-8
2. The son of man as the perfect sacrifice (atonement)
The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of men (John 1:29,36)
- A better High priest
a. Day of atonement, first for himself and family, then for everyone (lev 16); Hebrews7:26-28
i. Life is in the blood - Leviticus 17:10-14
ii. Offering better things Hebrews 8:1-6; 9:23-26; 10:5-10
iii. Services reformed from the old to new Hebrews 9:6-10
iv. The blood able to perfect forever (Hebrews 9:11-14; 10:1-4, 11-18
3. A new covenant for the people
A new covenant promised and delivered Hebrews 8:7-13, 9:15-17
Covenant established through blood, Hebrews 9:18-21, Luke 22:17-20
All things purified by blood Hebrews 9:22-23.
4. The resurrection and eternal life through faith
Resurrection and eternal life through the blood of Christ (Romans 3:21-25)
example conversions in scripture see Acts 2:36-47 (the Jews at Jerusalem for Pentecost),Acts 8:26-39 (the Ethiopian eunuch), Acts 10:34-48 (Cornelius and family), Acts 9:17-8, 22:14-16 (Paul’s conversion)
Resurrection and eternal life through the Breath – (Romans 8:1-11)
