ABRAHAM A TYPE OF CHRIST
PARALLELS.
I. ABRAM, and Abraham, signify an high father, and a father of a multitude: so is Christ an high and heavenly Father, called the everlasting Father, Father of all the faithful, &c.
II. To Abraham, and to his seed was the promise made: so to Christ and to his true seed, is the promise made.
III. Abraham was king, priest, and prophet in his own family; so is Jesus Christ in his Church.
IV. Abraham put Hagar and Ishmael out of his house: so Jesus Christ cast out the legal coyenant, and fleshly seed, out of his Church; Hagar being a figure of the one, and Ishmael of the other, Ga 4.
V. Abraham is called the heir of the world: Jesus Christ is so most properly and truly, Ro 4:13.
Extracted from Types and Metaphors of Scripture by Benjamin Keach. Download the complete book.
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