The God of Miracles

“I Am The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”

(Matthew 22:32: Ex: 3:6; 15: Acts: 7:32)

Taught by:  Carolyn Sissom

Sunday, October 21, 2007

The God of Miracles

Years ago, I became curious about this verse.  I understood this great honor to Abraham and Jacob, but I had not understood what Isaac had done to be the recipient of this honor from the Lord of Glory.   Not that I had a quarrel about it, I desired to understand.

Well the mystery was soon revealed.  To Isaac, Jehovah is the God of Miracles.  Everything is given to us.  The Son is the Heir of all things. (Gen. 24:36; Heb. 1:1-3)  Isaac was born into wealth.  He had nothing which was not given to him.  He could not even sin with originality. (26: 6-16).  He blessed his sons like Abraham did and was finally buried in the tomb provided by his father.  He received.

Jehovah is to:

1.  Abraham – The FATHER- The God of Promise   - God is my Source.  Father is the source of all things.  This idolater was the starting point of Divine recovery.  God wants the whole earth for His man.  There is no call except to come out.

2.  Isaac – The SON - The God of Miracles – Everything is given to us.

3. Jacob – The HOLY GHOST the God of Transformation – We have no natural strength. The Holy Ghost enables us to inherit all things.  Jacob was disciplined concerning the strength of self.  Unlike Isaac, he was a fighter from birth.

The life and spiritual journey of these three patriarchs comprise the complete walk of the Kingdom of God.

Genesis 22-24

The God of Miracles

Isaac’s conception and birth was a miracle.  In Chapter 22:1, God tempts Abraham.  God revealed himself to Abraham after the Seventh separation.  He reveals himself as Jehovah Jireh (unlimited provision).  His response to God’s testing is:  “Behold, here I am.”

This is the only time in the O.T. that God demanded a human sacrifice.  Abraham here speaks of the Father and Isaac the Son Jesus:

1. The Father spares not His own son. (Rom 8:32) “He who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
2. The Father set apart the Son for sacrifice. (Acts 2:23; 4:28) “Him, being delivered by the determinant counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.”
3. What took place on the mount of sacrifice was a transaction between the Father and the Son only.  The two men that followed speak of witness but also represent the two thieves that were crucified with Him.
4. There was no resistance on the part of the Son, now full-grown.  Isaac carrying the wood foreshadowed Jesus carrying the Cross. (Phil. 2: 5-8)
5. The youth (servant realm) and the donkey do not climb the mountain.
6. Verse 22:5 is the first mention of worship in the Bible.  The worship is a sacrifice.
7. The Father took the fire (divine judgment in his hand.)  (Isa. 53:4)
8. God will provide Himself a lamb.
9. Note the double type of the Ram (helpless) that is offered as a substitute (in the stead of Isaac).  Both Isaac and the Ram speak to us of the Lord Jesus.
10. The resurrection is also seen here. (Heb. 11:17-19) Note that all of this took place on the Third Day (22:4)

This was the climax of Abraham’s Trial:

1. Time of his trial – after 25 years of waiting.
2. Nature of his trial – to offer Isaac was to sacrifice the very object of faith.

Chapter 24, we continue to see the God of Miracles working for Isaac who was a child of promise, a child of the miraculous and a child of miracles.

We again meet Eliezer, The favored servant of the Lord of chapter 15.  He is described in verse 24:2 as the eldest servant.  This servant who brings Rebekah unto Isaac is a type of the Holy Spirit and work of the Holy Spirit:   He energizes the five-fold ministry to prepare the Bride for the Lord Jesus Christ.   (Eph. 4:11-13) He brings that which is Jesus’ to the Bride.  He ministers to the Bride.

1. He ruled, denoting his trustworthiness or faithfulness (24:2)
2. He was a man under authority and willingly subjected himself to it. (24:2, 9)
3. He is an example of a servant sitting and being instructed and thus receiving a message with understanding. (24: 4-9)
4. He was a responsible man and bore the testimony that brought results. (24:10)
5. He was a man of patience and not impulsive. (24:21)
6. He was a worshipper. (24:26) “and the man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord.”
7. He was a man who knew his priorities (24:33) “And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand.  And he said speak on.  And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.”
8. He was in the Way and led by the Spirit of God. (24:27)  :And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master, Abraham, who has not left destitute my master of His mercy and His truth:  I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”
9. He was an honest man who spoke the truth in love. (24: 34-49)
10. He was not moved by human sentiments. (24:56) “And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord has prospered by way; send me away that I may go to my master.”
11. His Master was Isaac. (24:65)  “And she, Rebekah said to the servant, what man is this that walks in the field to meet us?  And the servant said, “it is my master”. 

The Bride For Isaac

(Gen. 24: 1-67)

We have seen that Isaac is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ as to his:

1. Name – He was named before he was born.
2. Birth – His supernatural birth was predicted.
3. Sacrifice – the only son offered by his father.
4. Marriage – His bride was selected by the father.

Eliezer speaks to us of the Holy Ghost and the five-fold ministry.  Rebekah represents the church that is to follow him. (1 Thess. 1:6; Heb. 6:12)  “You became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.”…”That you be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

Note the ten (10) camels of verse 10.  One for Eliezer and nine for Rebekah!  There are nine gifts of the spirit for the bride (1 Cor. 12: 8-10).  There are nine fruit of the Spirit for the Bride. (Gal. 5: 22-23)  He decked her with Gold (the divine nature). 

Rebekah means, “Ribqah” #7259 “fettering, tying, ensnarer, a rope with a noose, tying firmly, fastening, binding, captivating, noosed cord, snare, beauty that ensnares, grace that enraptures.”

Characteristics of this Bride for Isaac:

1. She was Isaac’s second cousin, and part of his own people.
2. She was willing to follow Eliezer (24:8)
3. She was fair to look upon. (24:16)
4. She ministered to the ministry (24:18)
5. She was industrious, patient, and humble. (24: 19-20)
6. She had an ear for the divine (the things of the Spirit). (24:22)
7. She did the divine works of God (24:22)
8. She made room for Eliezer’s one came and the nine others. (24:23)
9. She draws others to the ministry of Eliezer. (24:30)
10. She is decked with jewels of silver (redemption) and Gold (divine nature) and causes others to receive precious things. (24:53): “ And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.”
11.  She willed to go with the leading of the Lord through the Holy Spirit Servant, Eliezer. (24:58)
12.  She was nursed by Faith. (24:59) 
13.   She received the blessing of “You are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
14. She followed Eliezer until she saw Isaac. (24:64)
15. She was veiled and became the loving wife of Isaac. (24: 65-67)

Isaac’s Wells

(Genesis 26: 1-35)

In verses 1-11, we see Isaac repeated the sin of his father when he lied to Abimelech about Rebekah.

In the time of famine, Isaac was blessed because he did not hoard the seed.  He sowed on the enemy’s land and reaped a hundredfold in the same year. (verse 12)

He was envied by the Philistines which means “migratory or rolling in the dust, roll or wallow self.”  These people move around all the time.  Walking after the flesh, they are strangers to god.  Full of envy, they are ever grieving over another’s blessings.

Wells speak of “a source of satisfaction, fountain, and pit, to bore, examine, and declare.”  Isaac, the spiritual seed is a well-digger.  The water of the well is God’s Word (Eph. 5: 25-27).  Isaac digs in the Word until he hits water!  But the Philistines are ever stopping these wells (that is a sermon) – with the dead animal carcasses of their own fleshly traditions.

Isaac dug again the wells of his father which the Philistines had stopped up with rotten dead flesh. (verse 18).  If you dug a well on the land, you had a legal right to it.  The Philistines don’t want the flow of truth and revelation (Matt. 23:13).  To stuff a well is to declare war.  Abimelech, a title which means “father of the king.” drove out the spiritual seed.

So, Isaac (laughter) left and dwelled in Gerar (“lodging place”) to think and to renew his strength to dig again.  He renewed the old foundations (well of Abraham) and then dug a new one for himself!  The name of this well is Esek (strife, violence, contention) for the men of Gerar said, “The water is ours.  We knew that truth all the time.” 

They dug a second well called Sitnah (hostility, accusation, enmity”), in spite of the contradiction of the flesh and the wars that men wage over the wells of doctrine, Isaac has no problem find water.  So he moved out in faith again and dug a third well called Rehoboth (“broad place, or enlargement”).  He came to a place where there was room for all. (Eph. 4:11 and 16)

The weariness of his walk caused Isaac to retreat to Beersheba (Gen. 21:33)  there God in mercy dug a well in the well-digger!  He built an altar, and pitched his tent, and dug another well after he had worshipped. (verse 25)

Isaac has had consistent results in tapping the water of Life.  This causes the leaders of the religious systems to come to him. (verses 26-27).  Perhaps they are sorry that they threw him out, or maybe their people are crying in desperation for water.  Though they were filled with lust and lies, Isaac blessed them.  The spiritual seed acted Spiritual!

He had fed his enemies.  So he is blessed with this fourth well, (25-32).  It was called Sheba (seven, cyclic fullness, completeness, fullness of times, fulfillment, oath, covenant”).  Four is the number of creation or the world.  The fourth well is for the world and the liberation of the whole creation.  Praise Jesus for the running water of His word of Truth.

Carolyn Sissom, Pastor

Eastgate Ministries, Inc.

Scriptures from King James Bible and teaching from Principles of Present Truth by: K.V.