Thematic Bible: Isaac


Thematic Bible















By [having] faith, Isaac pronounced a future blessing on Jacob and Esau. [See Gen. 27:26-40]. Verse ConceptsBad ParentsExamples Of FaithParents Duty To ChildrenThe Future AgeExploits Of FaithPeople Who Blessed Othersfaith and strength











Neither are all [Jewish] people children [of God], [simply] because they are Abraham's descendants. But [Gen. 21:12 says], "It is through Isaac that you [i.e., Abraham] will have descendants." Verse ConceptsConcubinesChildren Of AbrahamDescendants ofSeeds






Now, brothers, you [Christians] are children of the promise [made to Abraham. See 3:29] just like Isaac, [Abraham's son] was. Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfNames And Titles For The ChristianGod's Promise To Abraham

By [having] faith, Sarah herself received the ability to have children, even though she was [sterile, being] past the age of child-bearing, since she considered God faithful to His promise. [Note: Some translations consider "Abraham" to be the subject of this highly controversial verse. See Lightfoot, pages 222-225]. Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfBarren WomendisabilitiesOffspringWeakness, SpiritualExploits Of FaithGod's Promise To AbrahamThe Promise Of A BabyPromises respectingHer Strengthfaith and strengthGod's FaithfulnessStrength And FaithWomen's Strengthsarahchildbearing

[Then] there will be crying and excruciating pain, when you will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and [you will see] yourselves thrown outside. Verse ConceptsBitingPainSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfTeethGnashing Of TeethExclusionChrist Driving Out PeopleMourning Due To CatastropheMourning In Regretnagging






By [having] faith, when Abraham was tested [by God], he offered Isaac [as a sacrifice]. [Even though] he had received the promises [of having many descendants], he was ready to offer his only conceived [and eventually born] son, Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfChild sacrificeAtonement, Types OfBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Benefits OfThe Only ChildExploits Of FaithOnly Child Of PeopleGod's Promise To AbrahamFaith KjvStaying Strong And Not Giving UpSacrificeNever Giving UpFaith In Godriskexamstrying

Was not our forefather Abraham made right with God by deeds [of obedience] when he offered his son Isaac [as a sacrifice] on the Altar? Verse ConceptsAncestorsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesJustified By WorksWorks Of Faith





By [having] faith, Isaac pronounced a future blessing on Jacob and Esau. [See Gen. 27:26-40]. Verse ConceptsBad ParentsExamples Of FaithParents Duty To ChildrenThe Future AgeExploits Of FaithPeople Who Blessed Othersfaith and strength












By [having] faith, Isaac pronounced a future blessing on Jacob and Esau. [See Gen. 27:26-40]. Verse ConceptsBad ParentsExamples Of FaithParents Duty To ChildrenThe Future AgeExploits Of FaithPeople Who Blessed Othersfaith and strength















Abraham had a son named Isaac; Isaac had a son named Jacob and Jacob's sons were Judah and his [eleven] brothers.











[So], he reasoned that God was able to raise up [Isaac] from the dead, which, in a sense, he did receive him back [from the dead]. Verse ConceptsAtonement, Types OfForeshadowingAbility, God's PowerOld Testament ParablesThe Dead Are RaisedRaising ChildrenAbraham Believed Godaccounting