Genesis 21:21
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Tag: God's providence in the lives of others
In Genesis 21 we have the story of Isaac (Abraham's first son by his wife Sarah) being born AND the separation of Abraham from the son (Ishmael). born by Hagar, Sarah's handmaiden. Most historians believe that when God told Hagar that He would make of Ishmael a "great nation," God was referring to what would become the Arab people. Ishmael is the first born of Abraham's son, but not by Sarah. God established His people through Abraham's son Issac - who would be the son of the covenant. The conflict created in this situation has produced the world we have today in the Middle East. Because Sarah was impatient with God's promise that she would have a child, she sought to solve the issue herself, through Hagar. God would send His on via the nation of Israel, however. He would not send salvation through Ishmael. The way of life is not through the Muslim faith that sprang from Ishmael. Redemption would come from the Messiah, the Son of David, through the nation of Israel.
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