1. Name and Meaning
• Name: Isaac (Hebrew: יִצְחָק, Yiṣḥāq)
• Meaning: “He laughs” or “laughter,” reflecting the joyful and miraculous nature of his birth to elderly parents (Genesis 17:17; 21:6)

2. Genealogical Placement and Lineage Role
• Position: Twenty-first generation from Adam; eleventh generation after the flood in the Messianic line
• Father: Abraham – the covenant patriarch
• Son: Jacob – who became Israel and continued the redemptive line
• Lineage Role: Child of promise; the heir through whom the Abrahamic covenant would be fulfilled and the Messianic seed continued

3. Life Summary and Historical Setting
• Born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age as the miraculous fulfilment of God’s promise (Genesis 21:1–7)
• Was offered as a sacrifice in a test of Abraham’s faith but was spared by divine intervention (Genesis 22)
• Lived as a patriarch in Canaan, re-digging wells and maintaining God’s promises to his father
• Lifespan: 180 years (Genesis 35:28)

4. Theological and Christological Significance
• A type of Christ: willingly offered by his father (Genesis 22), symbolising substitutionary sacrifice, resurrection hope, and obedient sonship
• Recipient of the covenantal blessings and promises of Abraham (Genesis 26:2–5)
• Represents continuity of faith and divine favour despite a relatively quiet narrative compared to Abraham and Jacob

5. Legacy and Interpretive Reflections
• Frequently mentioned in Scripture alongside Abraham and Jacob as part of God’s covenant formula: “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”
• Known for personal faith, intercession (Genesis 25:21), and blessing the next generation
• Seen in Christian theology as a figure of obedient sonship and divine election
• Referenced in New Testament genealogies and theological discussions of faith and inheritance

6. Summary Insight
• Isaac embodies covenantal continuity, obedient trust, and typological foreshadowing of Christ’s sacrifice—preserving the redemptive lineage from Abraham to Jacob.

7. Biblical References
• Genesis 17–35
• 1 Chronicles 1:28
• Luke 3:34
• Romans 9:6–10
• Hebrews 11:17–20
• Galatians 4:28