Ishmael was Abrahams’s first son. He was born of a bondwoman. Isaac was Abraham’s 2nd son. He was born of promise. Paul uses these two in an allegory in Galatians to demonstrate the difference between law and grace.
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
Father Abraham
When Joshua attacked the city of Ai, he used standard military tactics of deception. He deceived them into believing he had a smaller force than he did. He got them to come out of the city and separate from it by fleeing as in terror. But an ambush was set, and the city was destroyed. This same warfare tactic was used by…
Brer Rabbit was caught by a fox. From the jaws of the fox, he plead: “Please Mr. Fox, you can do anything you want to me, but please, please don’t throw me into that briar patch.” The fox then threw Brer Rabbit into the briar patch, which in essence freed the sly rabbit. The rabbit outfoxed the fox through wisdom. God outfoxed…
God tells us His ultimate purpose and will in Ephesians 1:9-10: Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even…
Spiritual Children of Abraham do not received the physical blessings of the nation Israel. Israel will indeed eventually inherit those blessing when the new covenant is put in place at the return of Christ. They will received these blessings because they were promised to them, not because of anything our country or any other country does for them. God will perform this…
God promised many blessings to Abraham. Today many Christians believe that we should help national Israel and Jews to get God’s blessings. This is not how we get Abraham’s blessings today. The blessings were promised to his seed, and we must be part of that seed to get the blessings of Abraham.
Many people don’t understand that the ongoing crisis in the Middle East started in Abraham’s tent. God made a promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:18 ” In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:“ Abraham had a son…