I think Abraham never needed to be justified even once.
Abraham showed us many deeply spiritual matters. From his own "flesh" loins, he produced, by the Promise of God, a promised son, and
this was figurative of Christ. It is also figurative of this:
Philippians 3:21
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned
like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
In Isaac, we can see the Promise of the Son, in a figure. IN Ishmael, we see the son of the flesh, even from Abraham, that would not inherit. These two pictures go hand in hand to this:
Gal. 4:
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
And to this:
Galatians 5:
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
And to this:
1 Cor. 15:
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but
that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47
The first man is of the earth, earthy;
the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49
And as we have borne the image of the earthy,
we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
These are amazingly beautiful pictures, in my sight.
Was the natural man, Abraham, and different than us as it pertains to our flesh, our natural man? No. Abraham knew what was coming.
Change, from the Promise of God Himself.
