27 A Similitude of Jesus Christ

27 A Similitude of Jesus Christ

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/old-testament-seminary-manual-2026/09-genesis-18-23/093-genesis-22?lang=eng

Abraham was told to offer Isaac as a sacrifice by the same God who told him to flee from the land of his fathers because of human sacrifice, where his own father sought to sacrifice him to an idol god. Even if we don’t understand why, I think that we can all see that it was a test for Abraham. Did He truly believe in Jehovah, Jesus Christ? Did he have faith to trust Him even when he didn’t understand? He had been promised that through Isaac his posterity would continue forever.

Jacob 4:5 5 Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness to be obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son.

Do you have a favorite scripture that shows God’s love for you?

President Uchtdorf:

Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount—that is the measure of God’s love for you.

God does not look on the outward appearance. I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely.

How often do you feel or recognize the love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ has for you?

Remember, Abraham sought to have a relationship with God. He sought more knowledge and more righteousness.

Challenge the students to make a habit of 3-minute prayers twice a day (and then increase it, and speak to God whenever you feel gratitude, need help, are lonely, are frightened…in whatever circumstance you might be in.)

Make sure also that you pay attention to impressions from the Holy Ghost that can help you feel the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

John 3:16 16 ¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

  • How does the Savior’s atoning sacrifice demonstrate the love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for us?

Tell the students about the challenge you and Bob had in graciously giving Robby back to our Heavenly Father and trusting that we will be blessed for our faith and courage.

Heavenly Father willingly gave His Son, knowing that He would experience all of our pains, sicknesses, and sorrows. That’s a lot. It shows us how important each of us are to both Heavenly Father and to Jesus. They value us so much!

Jacob 4:5

 

Abraham and Isaac

Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

Genesis 22:2, 12—“thine only son”

Jesus Christ is Heavenly Father’s Only Begotten Son (see John 3:16).

Genesis 22:2—“the land of Moriah”

“The site known traditionally as the place where Abraham offered Isaac is … in the same area in which the Father would make the sacrifice of His Son” (Old Testament Student Manual, 3rd ed. [2003], 77).

Genesis 22:2—“a burnt offering”

Burnt offerings were a form of animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was symbolic of Jesus Christ (see Moses 5:4–7).

Genesis 22:6—“took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son”

Christ carried His cross (see John 19:16–18).

Genesis 22:7–8—“God will provide himself a lamb”

Heavenly Father sent His Son, the Lamb of God, as an atoning sacrifice (see John 1:29).

Genesis 22:9—“bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar”

Christ was bound to the cross with nails (see 1 Nephi 11:33).

 

God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son

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