Yes — the story of Abraham and Isaac is a divinely designed Old Testament type that pictures Christ's sacrifice and resurrection.
Les teaches that Abraham is a type of God the Father and Isaac is a type of Christ the Son. The command to offer Isaac, the journey on the third day, the carrying of the wood, and the ram provided in Isaac's place all parallel the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
Genesis 22:2 — God commands Abraham to offer his only son Isaac, establishing the parallel to God offering His only Son Jesus.
Hebrews 11:19 — Abraham believed God could raise Isaac from the dead, which looks forward to Christ's resurrection.
In Genesis 22, God tests Abraham, telling him to take Isaac, his only son whom he loves, to the land of Moriah and offer him as a burnt offering. Abraham obeys, and on the third day he sees the place. Isaac carries the wood, while Abraham carries the fire and the knife. When Isaac asks where the lamb is, Abraham replies, 'God will provide himself a lamb' (Genesis 22:8). Abraham binds Isaac and raises the knife, but an angel stops him, and God provides a ram caught in a thicket as a substitute (Genesis 22:9-13). Abraham names the place 'Jehovah-jireh' — 'In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen' (Genesis 22:14). The New Testament also explicitly references this event: Abraham received Isaac back 'in a figure' of resurrection (Hebrews 11:19), and Isaac is called a child of promise (Galatians 4:28).
Les teaches that Abraham is a type of the man of faith, and Isaac is a type of Christ in the Old Testament. He emphasizes that God called Isaac Abraham's 'only son' because Ishmael did not count as the son of promise. Les sees the whole narrative as a prophetic picture: Abraham (the father) offering Isaac (the son) points to God the Father offering Christ the Son. He also notes that the third day is significant, and that the location of Mount Moriah is the same site where Solomon's temple later stood, tying the event to Israel's history and prophecy.
Les says that Abraham is 'a man of type,' and that Joseph and Isaac appear as types of Christ. Specifically, he says that Abraham is the type of the Father, and Isaac is the type of the Son. Isaac is the son of promise, while Ishmael is the son of the flesh — and Ishmael pictures the law, while Isaac pictures grace.
While the direct transcript does not explicitly mention the third day, the account in Genesis 22 places the arrival at the place of sacrifice on the third day (Genesis 22:4). This mirrors the resurrection pattern. Also, Hebrews 11:19 says Abraham received Isaac back 'in a figure' — that is, a resurrection foreshadowing. Les's overall teaching frames the entire event as a picture of Christ's death and resurrection.
Les directs attention to Mount Moriah as the very place where Abraham was told to offer Isaac, and identifies that same mountain as the site where Solomon's temple later stood. He says that on Mount Moriah today there is the Dome of the Rock (a shrine). This location ties the sacrifice of Isaac to the temple mount and to God's unfolding plan of redemption.
The Bible says Abraham took the wood and laid it on Isaac his son (Genesis 22:6). This parallels Christ carrying his cross. Les does not explicitly comment on this in the provided clips, but he does call the whole chapter a 'perfect parallel' and a type of the work of Christ. The biblical fact stands as part of the story.
Abraham's Test and Mount Moriah
Les explains that God tested Abraham, called Isaac his 'only son,' and commanded the offering on Mount Moriah — the same mountain later associated with the temple.
Abraham and Isaac as Types
Les identifies Abraham as a type of the man of faith and Isaac as a type of Christ in the Old Testament setting.
Isaac as the Son of Promise
Les distinguishes Isaac as the son of promise (grace) and Ishmael as the son of the flesh (law), which Paul uses to teach the difference between law and grace.
Isaac the Promised Son
Les shows how Isaac came as the son of promise, the one God had promised, while Ishmael was the son of the flesh.
Isaac and Ishmael in Galatians
Les connects the biblical account of Isaac and Ishmael to Galatians 4, where Isaac and Ishmael represent the children of promise vs. the law.
The Father-Son Parallel
Les outlines the parallel: Abraham as God the Father, Isaac as the Son, and Abraham's servant as the Holy Spirit — showing the typological structure.
The Birth of Isaac
Les describes the birth of Isaac as the fulfillment of God's promise, a picture of how God's truth sets the stage for the New Testament.
Why Did God Hate Esau? Romans 9:13 and Sovereignty Explained
In other words, when God spoke to Abraham, Abraham didn't respond in self-righteousness and say, hey, away with you, we're going to kill you. No, Abraham, the man of faith, recognized who God was when he came into his life. Verse 42. No, verse 41. Jesus said, you do the deeds of your father. Oh, now watch this. And they responded, we be not born of fornication. We have one Father, even God.
Genesis 22:2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
This is the command that sets up the test and the type of God offering His own Son.
Genesis 22:4: Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
The third day points to the resurrection pattern and is significant in the story's typology.
Genesis 22:6: And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
Isaac carries the wood, a picture of Christ carrying His cross.
Genesis 22:8: And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Abraham's faith declares that God will supply the sacrifice — fulfilled in Christ, the Lamb of God.
Genesis 22:13: And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
The ram substitutes for Isaac, a direct picture of substitutionary atonement through Christ.
2 Chronicles 3:1: Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Confirms that the temple was built on Mount Moriah, the same mountain where Abraham offered Isaac.
Hebrews 11:19: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
The New Testament explicitly describes Abraham receiving Isaac back 'in a figure' of the resurrection.
Galatians 4:28: Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
Shows that Isaac is a type of believers who are children of promise through Christ.
Yes, in the sense that it is a type or picture. Les teaches that Abraham represents God the Father and Isaac represents Christ the Son. The offering of Isaac on Mount Moriah foreshadows the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
God was testing Abraham's faith. The test was not to do evil, but to prove Abraham's obedience and trust. It also served as a prophetic type of God giving His own Son.
The ram provided by God in place of Isaac is a picture of substitutionary atonement. It points to Jesus, who was provided as the Lamb of God to take our place.
Les says Isaac is a type of Christ. He is the son, the only son, the beloved, who carries the wood, and is received back 'in a figure' from the dead (Hebrews 11:19).
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