Jesus in the Old Testament is a series of posts that will offer my readers a chance to consider pictures or shadows of Jesus in the Old Testament. As mentioned in the introduction to this series, some may be obvious, some may be not so obvious, and some may simply be a facet of the Lord those reading may not have considered previously.

I hope as we venture through this series, we will see the Lord in many wonderful pictures throughout the Old Testament.

It was necessary for the Lord to leave home, for without His departure from the Father, His work could not be accomplished. In a similar manner, Abraham had to leave his home in order to fulfill his calling of God.

Both had to go through a heart rending time of leaving those they loved for the sake of those they love.

For Abraham, he had to leave his father and mother, brothers and sisters, and all those he grew up with. He left all that he had experienced, all that he had known, for a land promised to him, in a region he had never seen.

True, he was granted the privilege of travelling with a half sister – Sarai, as his wife, and a nephew, by the name of Lot, who was somewhat of a burden, but nevertheless, he wasn’t completely alone. He may have had some of the fathers servants also, but I don’t recall if that is explicitly spoken of. He left his home, but not completely alone.

Jesus was not granted that privilege of having any other to travel with, for He came alone. No one else has ever been so separated from family as He was, and yet He maintained connection with the Father and Spirit continually. This is a mystery in my mind, but His departure from the heavens should not be considered of no burden.

He entered the world of flesh and blood, amongst strangers that were not simply different, but rightly be identified as His enemies. He had no-one to share His heart with, other than the Father Himself, but of those He rubbed shoulders with, they were unable to understand His being, His thoughts, His motivation, His wisdom or His ways. (Much like His disciples today?) Constant confusion, conflict and contradictions by the disciples, seemingly always misunderstanding His message, must have made the isolation Jesus experienced feel even greater.

I have often considered Abraham a fierce hero of the faith, leaving his home to venture out. What a tremendous man of faith, a man of courage, and of patience. He left his home to obey God!

The Savior left His home for us, but how much more of an impact on His being this must have been! We often do not consider the effect this must have had on our Savior. He left His home in order to rescue us, and in the rescuing, He was in a very real sense the loneliest man that ever walked the earth.

Let us be thankful that we have not been called to be alone, for we always have the benefit of those of like faith, and may we be a blessing to those we come in contact with.

Be thankful that He left His home, so we may have a greater home to go to!

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