Transcript Rosh Hashanah 5766 Akedah Sermon

Rosh Hashanah 5766
Congregation Yeshuat Yisrael
Franklin/Nashville
Tennessee
www.YeshuatYisrael.com
Yom Kippur Service
The Day of Atonement
October 12th, at 7:00
Campout and Services
Friday, October 21st
7:00 pm Bring a Covered Dish
8:00 pm Sukkot Service
Campout and Services
Saturday, October 22nd
10:00 am Torah Service
12:00 pm Sukkot Lunch $5.00
Please register for lunch!
The Binding of Isaac
Genesis 22:1-19
Years since the
Day of Creation
How do we get the year 5764
The year 2003 is a date decided upon a Pope.
The current calendar used by most of the world
is named after Pope Gregory XIII, and dates from
the year 1582.
It succeeded the Julian calendar which by 1582
was found to be ahead of itself by 10 days and off
by about 4 -7 years off the zero mark (the birth of
the Messiah).
Therefore, Yeshua birth as 4 to 7 BC therefore,
Yeshua was born 4-7 years before Christ.
A Christian Timeframe
From Adam to Noah 1000 years
From Noah to Abraham 1000 years
From Abraham to David 1000 years
From David to Jesus 1000 years
From Jesus until now 2003+ years
A Rabbinic Accounting
Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1,948 years
From Abraham to the Exodus 500 years
Genesis 15:13 and 21:5
From the Exodus to the First Temple 480 years
1 Kings 6:1
The First Temple Stood 410 years
Babylonian Captivity 70 years
The Second Temple stood 420 years
1,934 years since it’s destruction
Years since the
Day of Creation
Reader 1 -Genesis 22:1
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.” 3 So Abraham
rose early in the morning and saddled his
donkey, and took two of his young men with him
and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the
burnt offering, and arose and went to the place
of which God had told him.
Reader 2 -Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and
saw the place from a distance. 5 And Abraham
said to his young men, “Stay here with the
donkey, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we
will worship and return to you.” 6 And Abraham
took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on
Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire
and the knife. So the two of them walked on
together. 7 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his
father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I
am, my son.” And he said, “Behold, the fire and
the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt
offering?”
Reader 2 -Genesis 22:4
8 And Abraham said, “God will provide for
Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.”
So the two of them walked on together.
Reader 3 -Genesis 22:9
9 Then they came to the place of which God had
told him; and Abraham built the altar there, and
arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac, and
laid him on the altar on top of the wood. 10 And
Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the
knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord
called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham,
Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 And he
said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the
lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that
you fear God, since you have not withheld your
son, your only son, from Me.”
Reader 3 -Genesis 22:4
13 Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked,
and behold, behind him a ram caught in the
thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took
the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering
in the place of his son. 14 And Abraham called
the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as
it is said to this day, “In the mount of the Lord it
will be provided.”
Reader 4 -Genesis 22:15
Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a
second time from heaven, 16 and said, “By
Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because
you have done this thing, and have not withheld
your son, your only son, 17 indeed I will greatly
bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as
the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which
is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess
the gate of their enemies. 18 “And in your seed
all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
because you have obeyed My voice.” 19 So
Abraham returned to his young men, and they
arose and went together to Beersheba; and
Abraham lived at Beersheba.
The Akedah
The Binding of Isaac
Abraham’s Faith
Confirmed
His willingness to…
Let Go and Let God
The Unfaithful
Abraham
Abraham’s Faith
Compromised
The issue of Ishmael
Genesis 16:2
So Sarai said to Abram,
“See now, the Lord has
restrained me from bearing
children. Please, go in to
my maid; perhaps I shall
obtain children by her.”
And Abram heeded the
voice of Sarai.
Let me because
God can’t
The Faithful
Abraham
Abraham’s Faith
Unchallenged
The issue of Isaac
In the Akedah, we want to
hear Abraham say, "But
look, you promised that
my line would be through
Isaac. Are you really
asking me to sacrifice him?
Why not take me, an old
man, and let Isaac grow to
have a family"
Use me because
God Can
The Faithful
Isaac was innocent
Abraham does not try to bargain with God.
The problem is Abraham's willingness to carry out the
sacrifice. Sure, we can say, "But he was going to carry
out God's will. He's certainly not going to argue with God
is he?" But that's exactly what Abraham did when God
told him about the imminent destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah. Abraham tells God that it isn't very becoming
for the Judge of all the earth to kill the innocent with the
wicked. And Abraham bargains with God, asking that God
spare the cities if he can find 50, then 40, then 30, then
20, and finally 10 righteous people in the towns. And God
agrees.
The Faithful
Abraham knew God would be faithful
Genesis 22:4-5
Then on the third day Abraham lifted
his eyes and saw the place afar off.
4
And Abraham said to his young men,
“Stay here with the donkey; the lad
and I will go yonder and worship, and
we will come back to you.”
5
The Faithful
Abraham knew God was able to revive
Hebrews 11:17-19
By faith Abraham, when he was tested,
offered up Isaac, and he who had received
the promises offered up his only begotten
son, 18 of whom it was said, “In Isaac your
seed shall be called,” 19 concluding that
God was able to raise him up, even from
the dead, from which he also received him
in a figurative sense.
17
The Faithful
Abraham knew God was able to revive
Hebrews 11:17-19
By faith Abraham, when he was tested,
offered up Isaac, and he who had received
the promises offered up his only begotten
son, 18 of whom it was said, “In Isaac your
seed shall be called,” 19 concluding that
God was able to raise him up, even from
the dead, from which he also received him
in a figurative sense.
17
An Offering and is prepared
Genesis 22:3,6
He split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and
went to the place of which God had told him…
So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid
it on Isaac his son;
John 19:17
So they took Jesus; 17 and carrying the cross by himself,
he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull,
which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
A Son is Offered, A Son is Willing
Genesis 22:2
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."
Romans 8:32
He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up
for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything
else?
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, just as Messiah also
loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
A Lamb is Provided
Genesis 22:2
Then Isaac said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where
is the lamb for a burnt offering?”…
Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there
behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns.
John 3:16
The next day he saw Yeshua coming toward him
and declared, "Here is the Lamb of God who
takes away the sin of the world!"
The Book
of Life
L’SHANAH
TOVAH
TIKATEVU!
May you be inscribed for a
good year!
Exodus 32:30
30
Now it came to pass on the next day that
Moses said to the people, “You have committed a
great sin. So now I will go up to the Lord;
perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
31 Then Moses returned to the Lord and said,
“Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and
have made for themselves a god of gold!
32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not,
I pray, blot me out of Your book
which You have written.”
Exodus 32:30
33
And the Lord said to Moses,
“Whoever has sinned against Me,
I will blot him out of My book.
34 Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place
of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel
shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when
I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon
them for their sin.”
35 So the Lord plagued the people because of
what they did with the calf which Aaron made.
Moses’ Death
Could not Atone
for Sin
Romans 9:1-3
I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my
conscience also bearing me witness in the
Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and
continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could
wish that I myself were accursed from
Christ for my brethren, my countrymen
according to the flesh, 4 who are Israelites,
Paul’s Death
Could not Atone
for Sin
Genesis 22:10-12
And Abraham stretched out his hand and
took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him
from heaven and said, “Abraham,
Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said,
“Do not lay your hand on the lad,
or do anything to him…
10
Isaac’s Death
Could not Atone
for Sin
Only Yeshua
Could Atone
for Sin
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew
no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.
21
The Book of Life
Revelation 3:5
He who overcomes shall be clothed in
white garments, and
I will not blot out his name from the
Book of Life;
but I will confess his name before My
Father and before His angels.
Reading of the Word
2 Corinthians 5:14-17
For the love of Messiah controls us, having
concluded this, that One died for all,
therefore all died; and He died for all, that
they who live should no longer live for
themselves, but for Him who died and rose
again on their behalf.Therefore from now
on we recognize no man according to the
flesh; even though we have known the
Messiah according to the flesh, yet now we
know Him thus no longer.
Reading of the Word
2 Corinthians 5:14-17
Therefore if any man is in the Messiah, he
is a new creature; the old things passed
away; behold, new things have come.
Reading of the Word
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
But we do not want you to be uninformed,
brethren, about those who are asleep, that
you may not grieve, as do the rest who
have no hope. For if we believe that
Yeshua died and rose again, even so God
will bring with Him those who have fallen
asleep in Yeshua.For this we say to you by
the word of the Lord, that we who are
alive, and remain until the coming of the
Lord, shall not precede those who have
fallen asleep.
Reading of the Word
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
For the Lord Himself will descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the shofar of God; and
the dead in Messiah shall rise first. Then
we who are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we
shall always be with the Lord. Therefore
comfort one another with these words.
Reading of the Word
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we
shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed, in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last
shofar; for the shofar will sound,
and the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we shall be
changed.
Reading of the Word
Joel 2:12-16
“Yet even now,” declares the
LORD, “Return to Me with all
your heart, and with fasting,
weeping, and mourning; and
rend your heart and not your
garments.”
Reading of the Word
Joel 2:12-16
Now return to the LORD your
God, for He is gracious and
compassionate, slow to anger,
abounding in lovingkindness,
and relenting of evil.
Reading of the Word
Joel 2:12-16
Who knows whether He will not
turn and relent, and leave a
blessing behind Him, even a
grain offering and a libation for
the LORD your God?
Reading of the Word
Joel 2:12-16
Blow a shofar in Zion, consecrate
a fast, proclaim a solemn
assembly, gather the people,
sanctify the congregation,
assemble the elders, gather the
children and the nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom come out of
his room and the bride out of her
bridal chamber.
Congregation Yeshuat Yisrael
Franklin/Nashville
Tennessee
www.YeshuatYisrael.com
Yom Kippur Service
The Day of Atonement
October 12th, at 7:00
Campout and Services
Friday, October 21st
7:00 pm Bring a Covered Dish
8:00 pm Sukkot Service
Campout and Services
Saturday, October 22nd
10:00 am Torah Service
12:00 pm Sukkot Lunch $5.00
Please register for lunch!
L’SHANAH TOVAH
TIKATEVU!
May you be inscribed for a
good year!