

Jesus was also called the only begotten son. Plus, Isaac was representing the future Messiah.

That is why God called Isaac Abraham’s only son. But it was not Ishmael who was the son of the promised covenant it was Isaac, (Gen. Of course, Abraham knew he had a son named Ishmael. Both Isaac and Jesus are called the only begotten son. The Servant offered ten gifts to the bride Ram in a thicket of thorns, Jesus bore a crown of thornsĪbraham went down.

What did Jesus mean by this? The answer is found in the following chart. Now, Jesus said that Abraham saw his day. (Note that Jesus claimed divinity by referencing the divine name “I AM.” see Exodus 3:14-15). Jesus said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” 57 The Jews, therefore, said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, ‘ Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am,’” (John 8:56-58). When Jesus was having a dialogue with the Jews, they accused him of being demon-possessed. “Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ 2 And He said, ‘Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you,'” (Gen. So why would God call Isaac the only son? The answer becomes clear when we see what the Scriptures teach. But, we know that 13 years earlier Ishmael had been born to Abraham. First of all, God says to Abraham to take his only son.

