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Genesis 17:23 Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them that very day, just as God had told him. 24 So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, 25 and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
20 paź 2013 · Ishmael had been the focus of Abraham's love and attention until the birth of Isaac. God will not only make a great nation of Isaac, but He promises Abraham that He "will make a nation" from Ishmael "because he is Abraham's seed." This promise must have relieved much of Abraham's anxiety and worry. There will be a future for Hagar and her son ...
ABRAHAM AND ISAAC. Genesis 19 - 25. STRUCTURE. Key-persons: Abraham, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac. Key-location: Canaan. Key-repetitions: • God promises Abraham: numerous descendants (Gen 22:17-18); blessings (Gen 22:15-18); all nations would be blessed through his descendant (Gen 22:15-19).
Isaac is the part that listens to what the Lord says, and wants to know what the Lord wishes us to do. Ishmael is the part that learns facts and figures out how to do what we want.
God saved Ishmael and Hagar—Ishmael mocked Isaac, the child of promise, so he and his mother were sent away. But Abraham loved Ishmael, so God saved Hagar and Ishmael from dying of thirst. God also kept his promise to make a great nation of Ishmael. In Galatians 4:21–31, Paul uses this story to compare the old covenant with the new covenant.
This rabbi retells the story of Isaac and Ishmael in a way which alludes strongly to the story of Cain and Abel--the first instance of a man murdering his brother.
One of these stories has Ishmael present at the Akeda of his half-brother Isaac, probably the most dramatic and difficult event in Abraham's life. God commanded him to sacrifice Isaac, the son of his old age, the son provided and blessed by God: 'Take now your son, your only son, whom you love,
