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Isaac's eyes,
What did they see:
The switchbacks steep, up
lofty Moriah,
The lonely wood of the Tamarisk
tree,
The rock, the bare altar
of sacrifice,
The twine to bind the blemished
one,
The tears pouring from sorrow's
eyes,
The glint of the jagged
blade held aloft,
The hand that stayed the
deadly plunge,
The ram in the thicket ready
waiting,
And the traces of deep surrender
etched in his father's ruddy face?
Yes, but even more,
In the timely substitution,
perhaps
They also saw:
God's gracious gift for
such faithful obedience,
God's affirmation of His
forever and ever promise,
Maybe even his own personal
place
in God's covenant plan.
What is there then, for us,
Grafted to the root of the
vine,
To see through Isaac's eyes?
Perhaps it is enough to
know
God always provides, and
keeps His every promise
to all the stars in heaven,
too numerous to count.
Genesis 12:1-3, 7; 13:14-17;
15:3-5, 12, 13
Genesis 17:4-8; 22:1-19
Hebrews 11:8
Romans 11:11-24
Isaiah 11:10
Deuteronomy 32:43 |
