I started this thread here because I read that biblical typology has become controversial to some. I don't understand why since we see examples explained in Galatians and Hebrews. I believe those examples exist to point us in the direction of further discoveries. For example, in Galatians Paul says that Abraham's two wives represented the two covenants. Given that information we should ask who or what Abraham represents. A closer look at Abraham reveals that he is a type for the Father.
Whether you approve of biblical typology or not I welcome your opinion and would like to know why you believe what you believe. If you are interested in typology and have some examples you could share here that would be great.
God Bless!!
I have never been much interested in man's flowery words to put a fix on Gods Word.
Making Abraham, "a type" for the Father, is not so.
Abraham IS,
by promise, the Father of all "nations", (ie , the people of all lands, ie lands established as "nations" ).... WHO, are people, WHO have become faithful to God.
And ALL WHO, have become faithful to God, thus Abraham, IS their earthly Father.
TO back up a bit - NATURALLY, via a mans natural seed, Abraham has many, many, natural descendants, called in Scripture, of his Stock.
They are the natural Hebrews and Jews and Muslims and Christians and All who can find their genealogy lines, related to Abraham, directly or lawfully by intermixing, Jew and Gentile.
In other words, Abraham's Natural stock seed, has spread across the globe, effectively, people in every "nation".
While some people may labor and research trying to discover their genealogical link to Abraham, and think they have hit the jackpot of being a descendant of Abraham, and therefore, entitled to being a heir, of Abraham's promised land, to which Christ's earthly Kingdom will sit....and adding up the result in a secular fashion...ah ha, the entrance into Christ's Kingdom guaranteed!!!
Uh no!
The promise was made to Abraham, that he would be a Father of MANY nations (ie people who occupy the nations). He is not a "TYPE" of "THEE" Heavenly Father God.
Abraham IS, a Faithful Servant TO THEE Heavenly Father God.
Abraham's SEED, "greater" than his "stock" SEED, 'is' the Seed of God.
The Seed of God, 'is' the SAME Seed, every Faithful man, from every Nations of peoples, have imparted into to them, BY Christ, FOR their belief and submission TO the Word of God.
Every Faithful man on Earth, having Gods Seed, IS the man WHOSE Father is Abraham,
by Promise.
(not withstanding be they Jew or Gentile)
Every Faithful man on Earth, having Gods Seed, IS therefore, a son of Abraham, and Heir to Abraham's promised land.
Jesus was on Earth, IS Gods Seed, therefore has Gods Seed, IS Faithful, therefore IS a son of Abraham, ie a Son of man, and Heir to Abraham's promised land. Which BTW, is also where, David's everlasting kingdom and throne was established, and the Earthly throne, BY WHICH, lawfully, a JEW, must sit. And precisely WHY, Jesus came to Earth, being revealed to mankind, according to man's law,
a lawful Jew, ie the son of a Jewish woman, ie Mary, as Jews account blood-line. As well, according to man's law of the Gentiles, the lawful son of a human man, ie Joseph.
I am a Gentile, and Abraham is my Earthly Father, by promise, Because I am faithful to God, and have His Seed. The land promised to Abraham is my promised inheritance to occupy and dwell upon such land.
About ALL of Abraham's STOCK descendants? No. They shall not ALL inherit his promised land. For them, for any Gentiles; those who shall inherit Abraham's Land, are those ONLY with the indwelling Seed of God, the Faithful, just as was Abraham.
Gen 15; [
6] And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Luke 3 [
8] Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have
Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to
raise up children unto Abraham.
Rom 4
[
16] Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of
the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Gal 3
[7] Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal 3
[
16] Now to
Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith
not, And
to seeds, as of
many;
but as of
one, And to thy
seed, which is Christ.
Gal 3
[
29] And
if ye be Christ's,
then are ye
Abraham's seed, and
heirs according to the promise.
Here Jesus is prepared to be revealed to the world, AS a JEW, by having taken upon himself the genealogy line of Abraham, to satisfy man's law.
Heb 2
[
16] For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the
seed of Abraham.
Here Jesus reveals Abraham's encounter and Abraham's reaction of having received the Seed of God.
John 8
[
58] Jesus said unto them, Verily,verily, I say unto you,
Before Abraham was, I am.
John 8
[
56] Your father Abraham rejoiced to see
my day: and he saw it, and
was glad.
What day?
The day Abraham received the blessing, from the King of Salem; the King, High Priest, without beginning, without ending. Thee same we who are faithful receive His blessing of His Seed.
Gen 14
[
18] And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
[
19] And
he blessed him, and said,
Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Who is not glad to be blessed by the King Himself ?
And what greater gift can thee King give a man, other than his Seed for forever eternal life with Him?
So, was Jesus the Son of man? Absolutely. And that man IS; Abraham, the Father of faithful men on earth, with Gods Seed.
God Bless,
SBC
