13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he [is] thy seed......
16 And she went, and sat her down over against [him] a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lift up her voice, and wept.
When God speaks it is established. There is no way Ishmael was going to die in the wilderness because God had said that he was going to become a great nation. No matter how desperate the situation is, it will not reverse what God has spoken concerning your life
Wonderful insight Engr. Yerima. Abraham was favored by God so much. I hope and pray I will found grace & favor in the sight of the Lord too. :) Abraham is not perfect & failed God in occasions but still God has been so faithful to him. I have experienced God's faithfulness in my life. Glory to God!
Engr. ISHAKU A. YERIMA on Genesis 21 - 14 years ago
I realise that there is true and permissive will of God to every request of man. The will of the LORD God for Abraham was to wait for Isaac,but Abraham obeyed his wife for a short-cut(Ishmael).And every permissive will always results in problems(e.g. Israelists and the Arabs).Secondly, the covenant between Abimelech(Palestinians) and Abraham(Israelists)is what is making it impossible for the Israelists to take over Gaza completely.As for peace between these two it will take the grace of God.
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, - - once again GOD from HEAVEN utilized an ANGEL to communicate with man - Just like in the GARDEN
16 And she went, and sat her down over against [him] a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lift up her voice, and wept.
When God speaks it is established. There is no way Ishmael was going to die in the wilderness because God had said that he was going to become a great nation. No matter how desperate the situation is, it will not reverse what God has spoken concerning your life