In Mathew 1:1 Jesus Christ is son of David, son of Abraham. He was made seed of David according to the flesh ( Romans 1:4). He, as seed of Abraham was promised to possess the gates of his enemies. In Abraham's seed all the nations of the earth be blessed ( Genesis 22:17-18). In Mathew 1:18) He is Child of the Holy Ghost. He came down from heaven ( John 3: 13). This Child of the Holy Ghost was the word made flesh, the only begotten of the Father ( John 1:14). The Holy Ghost is the Father. The Holy Ghost and the Father are the self same person. God is a Spirit ( John 4:24) and you must be born of water the Spirit to see the kingdom of God ( John 3:5). God is the Father and He is the Holy Ghost. God was manifest in the flesh ( 1Timothy 3:16) For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham ( Hebrews 1:16). God was manifested in the flesh make atonement for sin and to purchase His church by His own blood ( Acts 20: 28). The Shekinah glory that was in that once filled the temple in Jerusalem took a body of flesh. He became God's Choosen Place of Worship, God's Temple that He choose to put His name, the perfect realisation ofthe old testament temple (Deutromy12:5-11). Jesus was God's temple and the Church is the temple of his body ( John 2:19; Ephesians 5:30; 2:21- 22). The church of Christ, the bride is the mouthpiece of the Holy Ghost for the commission was its not ye that speak but the Holy Ghost ( Mark 13:11) and again what Holy Ghost speaks the true church speaks the same ( Revelation 22:17), for He that is Joined unto the Lord is one Spirit ( 1Corinthians 6:16). Now the Spirit of the Lord that was on Jesus is in His church even as He promised: as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD, My spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out the mouth of thy Seed's seed, from henceforth and forever( Isaiah 59:21). The witness of the Apostles and prophets in the Bible is the witness of the Holy Ghost, for they were sent by the Holy Ghost ( Acts 13:4) and they preached by the Holy Ghost ( Galatians 1 :11-12). For the church to receive the blessing of Abraham the must stay exacty with the original gospel as Spoken by the Holy Ghost through His apotles
God tested Abraham not because he did not know already the love in Abraham's heart, but rather for Abraham to know the love in his heart for Jehovah.
Isaac is the only son, because he is the son of the promise to Sarah. This is the same promise that we have in the Lord Jesus Christ when we place our faith in him we are sons of God. Abraham is called the father of faith because of this great act of faith. We too are descendants of Abraham because of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and are heirs to the promises.
This was a way for Abraham to demonstrate his faith in God. God had promised him a son, Isaac, who would be the one whom would perpetuate the blessings mentioned in this chapter. In this sense, Isaac is Abraham's only son, though Ishmael was also alive and would be blessed.
Anyway, Abraham's faith in God was strong enough that he believed, and knew, that God could raise Isaac from the dead and fulfill His promises to Abraham.
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, - Lets not have this discussion any further - Lets move on - GOD spoke through angels - We'll discuss later how GOD ate with persons and they lived in a later chapter. - But for now GOD utilized ANGELS up to this point.
Genesis 22:14 "And Abraham called the place Jehovah - jireh"
Why do so many bible translations, this one included remove the name Jehovah and replace it with something else. I wonder if it's to lessen the fact that God's real name is Jehovah, or Yahweh
Isaac is the only son, because he is the son of the promise to Sarah. This is the same promise that we have in the Lord Jesus Christ when we place our faith in him we are sons of God. Abraham is called the father of faith because of this great act of faith. We too are descendants of Abraham because of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and are heirs to the promises.
Anyway, Abraham's faith in God was strong enough that he believed, and knew, that God could raise Isaac from the dead and fulfill His promises to Abraham.
Why do so many bible translations, this one included remove the name Jehovah and replace it with something else. I wonder if it's to lessen the fact that God's real name is Jehovah, or Yahweh
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Randy