Outline: 

There was Laughter with His Coming: This speaks of Christ and our Response


Abraham’s Response: 

Genesis 17:17 KJV: Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
This was a laugh of pure joy! (illustration of when a believer finds out about Jesus Christ and how He came, and what He did)
Luke 1:41 41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
God had made a promise to Abraham, I’m sure there were times he doubted, but this was a birth that was a true miracle. Only God could have done this. His laugh was of joy and appreciation, I believe.

Sarah’s Response: Gen 18:12-14

Genesis 18:12-14 12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my LORD being old also? 13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Sarah’s laughter = Cynical (skeptical)

Our Response to Christ: 

The two responses of Isaac’s miraculous birth (one of joy, one of skepticism) is an illustration of how people react of Christ.

There was Loyalty with His Command: This speaks of Christ and our Responsibility: Genesis 22


Isaacs obedience to his Father as a type of Christ

Genesis 22:7-8 7And 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? 8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
 

Christ obedience to the cross

2 Corinthians 8:9 9For ye know the grace of our LORD Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Philippians 2:8 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Our responsibility to accept Christ sacrifice


There was Love with His Companion: This speaks of Christ and our Redemption: Genesis 24


“There was something about the story of Isaac that kindled a response in her heart. She had never seen him, had come to know him  indeed solely by the Word of the servant, but already felt that she knew him. Already gave him her heart.”  - Dr. John Phillips, Exploring Genesis
How intently the sinner under conviction of the Holy Spirit listens to the message of God.
How much faith the sinner shows when making the decision to walk by Faith and accept the message of God
The more Rebekah heard, the more real Isaac became.
When she saw him, she covered herself with a vail. As Rebekah was clothed with the vail, we are clothed with the Righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:8-11 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our LORD Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”


 
A special thank you to my Friend Michael Barnette for the song "All things new" and to my friend Dave Compton for the opening remarks.

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