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Restoration

Of ALL Things

Bob Hollas November 15, 2004

Acts 3:19f - Genesis 22:1ff

Simon Peter is calling the leadership of the Jews to repentance for crucifying the Messiah. However in hidden in his message is an astounding statement.

Acts 3:19 "Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; 20 and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you 21 whom heaven must receive until {the} period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time. The concept of everything being restored is staggering. If we are to understand, the study of the first chapters Genesis are essential. For it is in this scriptures we find what the scripture means by restoration.

God Will Restore ALL Things

In Genesis 22 God gave us a revelation, though seemingly small, of His intentions concerning the restoration of all things. 1. Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." Gen 22:2 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.

God instruction to Abraham had to be a shock. According to Jewish tradition Sara, Abrahams wife died when she heard of God’s word and Abrahams obedience. Isaac was to be offered as a burnt offering (Hebrew to draw near). The burnt offering is the only sacrifice completely consumed on the altar. Abraham did not delay, he quickly obeyed God.

Abraham Obeyed Immediately

" Gen 22:3 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.

Abraham’s Faith

Heb 11:17ff By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten {son;} 18 {it was he} to whom it was said, "IN ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED." 19 He considered that God is able to raise {people} even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

Abraham’s Eyes Opened (How did Abraham arrive at such a faith?)

Gen 22:4 On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place (HaMacom) from a distance (NaKook).

He lifted his eyes and “SAW THE PLACE.” The Hebrew word is HaMacom. Rabbis believe that this Hebrew word is a name of God because of the definite article. They sight David’s psalm where he says that no matter where you go God is there. Using this interpretation HaMacom or “the place” could be “he lifted his eyes and saw God, the Messiah.”

He saw the place “FROM A DISTANCE “from a distance is the Hebrew word NaKook. The primary meaning of this word is a distance in time as well as feet. In context this passage says; Abraham saw the Lord a far off in time.

This interpretation is supported in the New Testament. John 8:56 Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad. 58  Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham 1was born, aI am.”

Abraham’s Demonstrated his New Faith

Gen 22:5 Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there; and we will worship and return to you."

He declared both would return.

Gen 22:6 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.

Gen 22:7 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?"

Gen 22:8 Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.

1. Because of his revelation from God he that Isaac would survive.

2. They walked in agreement. This allowed the miracle of Isaac to happen.

3. Because of Abraham’s revelation he knew that God would be the sacrifice.

4. Isaac was a type of the death and resurrection of the Messiah

A professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem has documented over three hundred similarities between the binding of Isaac and the death and resurrection of Yeshua.

God Intervenes

Isaac is saved as God intervenes providing a goat as a substitute for Isaac. This is dynamic illustration of Yeshua’s sacrifice.

Gen. 22:9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (In Jewish commentary it says the Isaac was 37) 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; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” 13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

1. Abraham provided the opportunity for the sacrifice; he built an altar and readied the knife.

2. A substitute was provided

3. What did the Father mean when He said, “I know you fear God?” The dictionary of Biblical Languages gives this definition:

LN 53.53-53 (gal) revere, venerate, i.e., show profound respect for one that borders on fear of the object (Lev 19:32); (nif) be awesome, dreadful (Ps 47:3 (EB), NOTE: FOR NIF PTCP. AS AN ADJ., see 5682.5; 3. LN 87.1987.57 (gal) respect, revere, i.e., show high status and honor to one in authority even bordering on fear, without necessarily worshiping as deity (Lev 19:3; Jer 10:7)

4. Abraham saw the Ram, took it, sacrificed it and completed the picture of coming redemption and the restoration of all things

Abraham Names the Mountain

Gen 22:14 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."

1. “The Lord Will provide” is two Hebrew words Yahweh (meaning Lord) and Yir’eh (meaning will see to it) the meaning is not the Lord will provide but, “the Lord will see to it.” He will see to it that all things are made whole (restored).

2. Abraham declares, “In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.” This time the word translated “provided” is the Hebrew Raah meaning “be seen.” The proper translation of it will be provided is, “in the mount of the LORD it will be seen.” On this very mountain where the temple stood and Messiah was crucified the Lord will see to it that restoration of all things will be seen.

Revelation in the Name of Jerusalem

God named the city that would surround this mountain Jerusalem. In its name we see the revelation that all things are restored. Jerusalem is made up of two Hebrew words, Yir’eh and Shalem. Yir’eh as we have seen means, “will see to it”. Shalem is root word for Shalom meaning, “made whole.”

In the city of Jerusalem the Lord saw to it that all things were made whole. Today we have seen only a part of this revelation. However the closer we get to the coming of the Lord more will be revealed.

1 Lit came into being

a Ex 3:14; John 1:1; 17:5, 24

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