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PAH CRESCENDO!
Genesis 25: 5 –11; James 2: 23; Luke 19: 28 –38
and II Corinthians 2: 14
Abraham, Finally at Rest! Genesis 25: 5 –11
•V5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac
•V6 While he lived, he gave gifts to his other children
and sent them east of where Isaac lived (Beer
Lahai Roi)
•V7 & 8 At 175 years old, Abraham died – ‘a good old
age, an old man, and full of years’
•V9 -11 Isaac and Ishmael buried Abraham in the Cave of
Machpelah in Hebron –with Sarah. And the Lord blessed
Isaac…
Abraham’s Life Summarized:
•At 75 years old, God called Abraham to leave his homeland
•God’s Covenant with Abraham: 1) you will be a great
nation; 2) you will be a blessing and all who bless you, I will
bless & who curses you, I will curse; and 3) ALL the people of
the earth will be blessed through you.
•Abraham and Lot separate, Abraham rescues Lot, meets
and tithes to Melchizedek.
•Sarah gives Hagar to Abraham –Ishmael is born –Abraham
is now 86 years old –circumcision established –a sign of the
covenant between God and Abraham (now 99 years old).
•God promises he and Sarah will give birth to Isaac –he is
100 years old when Isaac is born
•God allows Abraham to negotiate on behalf of Sodom and
Gomorrah
•Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac on Mt. Moriah –
Jehovah Jireh = The Lord Provides (ram)
•Abraham sends his faithful servant to his brother (Nahor) to
select a wife for Isaac – Rebekah is chosen as Isaac’s wife
•Dies at 175 years old and is buried with Sarah
That’s it? That’s ALL!?!
“For it was not through the law that Abraham and his
descendants were promised that he would be the
heir of the world, but through the righteousness that
comes by faith.” Romans 4:13
“You see that his (Abraham’s) faith and actions were
working together, and his faith made complete by
what he did…he was called ‘God’s friend’…”
James 2: 22 - 23
Here it is:
“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the
son of David, the son of Abraham…”
Matthew 1: 1
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE
TRIUMPHAL ENTRY…
Recorded in:
•Matthew 21: 1 –11; Mark 11: 1 –11;
Luke 19: 28 –38; and John 12: 12 –16.
•Zech 9: 9, “See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious, lowly and riding
on a donkey, on a colt…”
•The crowd shouted “Hosannah” not
“Hallelujah” (“Save us!” not “Praise You”)
Paul’s Picture – Roman Victory
Parade:
II Corinthians 2: 14
“But thanks be to God,
Who always leads us
triumphantly as captives
in Christ’s triumphal
procession and uses us
to spread the aroma of
the knowledge of Him
everywhere.”
NOTE:
1) Christ led us “as captives” = every Christian is
a ‘conquered captive’ – we are bought
with the price of His sacrifice on the cross
2) We are now partakers in the triumphal
parade: *to be dependent on Jesus is to be
independent of everything else; *he who the
Son has set free –is free indeed!; and to be
overcome/conquered by Christ is to
overcome the captivity of the world (sin)
3) His captives (believers) are His ‘trophies’ and
proof of His overcoming power –we are
now free to live as conquerors of sin!
WE CELEBRATE JESUS’ TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
TODAY…
•This starts ‘The Holy Week’
•Friday is Good Friday
•Next Sunday, we celebrate
Jesus’ resurrection
•Are you living a ‘captive life?’
