The substitutional symbolism of 'a ram caught in the thicket by his horns' has a bearing on the covenant mentioned in the previous chapter where king of Geraar represents the nation of Gentiles and Abraham. He would not receive even a shoe latchet from king of Sodom who represented a nation under judgment but in the case of Abimelech, he makes an exception."Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba"looks forward to the fulfilment of Isaiah's prophesy mentioned in ch.2. (21.32)
"And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time",
The angel of the Lord calls Abraham and says," And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son/ That in blessing I will bless thee" (vv.16-17) He represent God, the Word was God' so the emphasis is the Law of the Spirit is ratifying the everlasting Covenant as though Abraham as the father of many nations is the 'other part'. In short the word with the command number Four is setting two generations in direct frame of reference to his Son. The angel refers Isaac as 'thine only son' for emphasis. 'has not withheld thy son, thine only so'. So parallel narrative required call from heaven repeated;
"and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;" Similarly the Law of the Spirit sets for the body of Christ parameters, the world of the Spirit and of the body respectively. In the case of the body remember the birds that Abraham did not divide? The Law of the Spirit shall not have the holiness of God diluted. Believers in their vile bodies are to ally with the same spiritual body that the Father had prepared for his Son.' but a body hast thou prepared me:-."(Heb.10.5-7)
Wherever blessing is mentioned it is in direct frame of reference to the everlasting Covenant
The substitutional symbolism of 'a ram caught in the thicket by his horns' has a bearing on the covenant mentioned in the previous chapter where king of Geraar represents the nation of Gentiles and Abraham. He would not receive even a shoe latchet from king of Sodom who represented a nation under judgment but in the case of Abimelech, he makes an exception."Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba"looks forward to the fulfilment of Isaiah's prophesy mentioned in ch.2. (21.32)
"And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time",
The angel of the Lord calls Abraham and says," And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son/ That in blessing I will bless thee" (vv.16-17) He represent God, the Word was God' so the emphasis is the Law of the Spirit is ratifying the everlasting Covenant as though Abraham as the father of many nations is the 'other part'. In short the word with the command number Four is setting two generations in direct frame of reference to his Son. The angel refers Isaac as 'thine only son' for emphasis. 'has not withheld thy son, thine only so'. So parallel narrative required call from heaven repeated;
"and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;" Similarly the Law of the Spirit sets for the body of Christ parameters, the world of the Spirit and of the body respectively. In the case of the body remember the birds that Abraham did not divide? The Law of the Spirit shall not have the holiness of God diluted. Believers in their vile bodies are to ally with the same spiritual body that the Father had prepared for his Son.' but a body hast thou prepared me:-."(Heb.10.5-7)
Wherever blessing is mentioned it is in direct frame of reference to the everlasting Covenant
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