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Isaac Bound "And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood" (Gen_22:9, A. S. V.). 1. Abraham took the wood and laid it upon Isaac. Even … Continue reading “1081. Isaac Bound”

The Three Days' Journey "And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went onto the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham … Continue reading “1079. The Three Days' Journey”

Where Is the Lamb? "And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My Father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering" (Gen_22:7, A. S. V.). 1. The question that troubled Isaac was the question of many … Continue reading “1080. Where Is the Lamb?”

Abraham Offers Isaac or Finds Jehovah-Jireh The Supreme Test (Gen_22:1-2). The Three Days' Journey (Gen_22:3-4). Where Is the Lamb? (Gen_22:7). Isaac Bound (Gen_22:9). In the Stead of His Son (Gen_22:13). Jehovah-jireh (Gen_22:14). Because Thou Hast Done This Thing (Gen_22:16-17). Abraham offering up Isaac has always stood with the orthodox as a striking and beautiful type … Continue reading “1077. Abraham Offers Isaac or Finds Jehovah-Jireh”

The Supreme Test "And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for … Continue reading “1078. The Supreme Test”

Onesimus Sent Back to Colosse "Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive hint, that is, mine own bowels" (Phm_1:12). There must have been a heart-to-heart talk between Paul and Onesimus about the latter's return to the place of his former servitude. It was not natural for Onesimus to want to return to Philemon. To … Continue reading “1076. Onesimus Sent Back to Colosse”

Onesimus and Paul "I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds" (Phm_1:10). What glory rings out in the word's: "Whom I have begotten in my bonds." Paul did not say, "Whom I have begotten in his bonds." He left out. the fact that Onesimus had been bound, and held … Continue reading “1074. Onesimus and Paul”

Onesimus Saved but Serving His Term in Jail "I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: "Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the Gospel" (Phm_1:10, Phm_1:13). 1. Onesimus saved. What! Onesimus saved! And why … Continue reading “1075. Onesimus Saved but Serving His Term in Jail”

Onesimus in Rome "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer" (Phm_1:1). The fact that Paul was in prison in Rome, and the fact that the Letter addressed to Philemon was written from Rome throws a flood of light just here. Once more we can afford … Continue reading “1072. Onesimus in Rome”

Onesimus in Jail "Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the Gospel** (Phm_1:13). In jail? Assuredly. How do we know? Because Paul would, for his own sake have retained him there, ever after his jail term was expired. 1. There was … Continue reading “1073. Onesimus in Jail”