Isaac a Figure of Christ—The offering of Isaac was designed by God to prefigure the sacrifice of His Son. Isaac was a figure of the Son of God, who was offered a sacrifice for the sins of the world. God desired to impress upon Abraham the gospel of salvation to men; and in order to make the truth a reality, and to test his faith, He required Abraham to slay his darling Isaac. All the agony that Abraham endured during that dark and fearful trial was for the purpose of deeply impressing upon his understanding the plan of redemption for fallen man (The Youth’s Instructor, March 1, 1900).{1BC 1094.5}

Isak er et billede på Kristus. - Gud havde besluttet, at ofringen af Isak skulle være et forbillede på hans Søns offer. Isak var et forbillede på Guds Søn, der blev givet som et offer for verdens synd. Gud ønskede at anskueliggøre menneskenes frelsens evangelium for Abraham.; og for at gøre sandheden til en realitet, og for at prøve hans tro, pålagde Han Abraham at slå sin dyrebare Isak ihjel. Al den smerte som Abraham udholdt under den mørke og frygtelige trængsel, var for at indprente forståelsen af genløsningsplanen for faldne mennesker så dybt (Samme., 1. marts, 1900).