This concept of a righteous man, known in Hebrew as a tzaddik, dying in the place of the guilty was established in the rabbinic mind long before the New Testament was written. Kirt Schneider

First frost of the year this morning with temperatures outside town dropping to as low as – 3 C. Despite the cold, it was a nice ride out to the Australia Telescope. #cycling #Narrabri #radioastronomy

The rabbinic teaching is that before the binding of Isaac, God’s grace was largely shut off from the earth. But Abraham’s act of obedience and Isaac’s act of radical surrender opened up a channel for the grace of God to come upon the nation of Israel, and through Israel to flood the entire world. The faithful sacrifice of the one (Isaac) opened up floodgates of mercy for the many. Kirt Schneider

Lovely but cold morning. Nice ride on Yarrie Lake Rd. #cycling #Narrabri

When we understand that Isaac was an adult who willingly offered himself as a sacrifice in obedience unto his father, we see in him a type of Messiah Yeshua in the clearest terms. While no sacrifice would be comparable to the one Jesus made when He gave Himself up for the sin of the world, Isaac, like Yeshua, knowingly offered up his own life on that altar, fully expecting to die there. Kirt Schneider

A chilly 3 degrees this morning. We might get the first frost of the year on the weekend. An enjoyable ride along Culgoora Road to this property where the welcome is as cool as the weather. #cycling #Narrabri

Another beautiful morning. Went past Bunnings, around the edge of town and down to Riverbend. A great ride! #cycling #Narrabri 🚲😎

You see, when we look at Isaac’s own willingness to yield his life freely to his father in complete trust, we see an image of Messiah Jesus Himself foreshadowed in Isaac. Like Isaac, an adult who willingly offered up his life in obedience to his father, Abraham, so too does Yeshua willingly offer up His own life in obedience to Father God. Kirt Schneider

Nice ride along Yarrie Lake Rd this morning. Perfect autumn weather despite the cold starts. Definitely long pants weather  #cycling #Narrabri

When we see paintings of Abraham offering up Isaac as a sacrifice, the art usually tells the same story—we see Isaac as a young boy, perhaps eleven years old or less. But according to Rabbinic Judaism, when Abraham offered up his son as a burnt offering, Isaac was not a little boy—he was thirty-seven years old! Kirt Schneider