Spurgeon's Sermons The Gospel of Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac
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Feb 21, 2026 A dramatic comparison of Isaac on Mount Moriah and the one who fulfills that foreshadowing. Themes of divine love and the giving of a unique son recur throughout. Obedience, willing submission, and typology between sacrifice scenes are explored. The sermon traces prophecy, rescue motifs, and where the earlier story diverges from the greater fulfillment.
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Moriah Foreshadows Calvary
- C. H. Spurgeon parallels Abraham offering Isaac with God offering Christ to reveal redemptive meaning in Genesis 22.
- He argues Mount Moriah foreshadows Calvary and clarifies God's loving purpose in giving a willing Son.
The Infinite Cost Of God's Gift
- Spurgeon emphasizes the unparalleled cost of God giving his only begotten Son compared to Abraham's loss of Isaac.
- He calls this divine gift an infinite, unmeasurable act of love that rescues sinners by substitution.
The Cross as Center of History
- Spurgeon links God's eternal decree to Christ's sacrifice, saying the cross was foreordained 'from the foundation of the world.'
- He depicts all history as converging toward and proceeding from the cross as history's center.
