Abraham is the father of all who believe – Romans 4:16 (NLT)
Genesis 12-21:1 covers
Genesis 17-20 covers
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Genesis 22:1-18 covers
(v.3) Isaac: Yitschaq – laughter (Strong’s) The laughing one (ISBE)
(vv.6-7)
Sarah said, “God has made laughter (tsechoq) for me; everyone who hears will laugh (yitschaq) with me.
– Genesis 21:6 (NASU)
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed (yitschaaq), – Genesis 17:17 (NASU)
My covenant I will establish with Isaac (yitschaaq) – Genesis 17:21 (NASU)
So Sarah laughed (tsachaq) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” – Genesis 18:12 (NIV)
How God responded to Sarah’s laughter:
Is anything too difficult (pala) for the LORD? – Genesis 18:14 (NASU)
Is any thing too wonderful (pala) for Jehovah? – Genesis 18:14 (YLT)
The son of Hagar is in this chapter
Ishmael is about years old at this time (v.9)
(Ishmael) will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers. – Genesis 16:12 (NIV)
Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised – Genesis 17:25 (NASB95)
Mocking: mtsachaq – to laugh outright (scorn) mock (Strong’s) (v.9)
Galatians 4:23-31
Tell me, you who want to live under the law…Abraham had two sons, one from his slave-wife and one from his freeborn wife… These two women serve as an illustration of God’s two covenants. The first woman, Hagar, represents the law that enslaved them… Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother. And you, are children of the promise, just like Isaac But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit. But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.” …we are not children of the slave woman; we are children of the free woman. – Galatians 4:23-31 (NLT)
Both Ishmael and Isaac are
Both sons are the result of two women:
Hagar represents the Old Testament Law which emphasized keeping the by
Sarah represents the New Testament which emphasizes Grace andfrom all the
…the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
– Romans 5:5-6 (NASB)
Result: One brings the other brings
Ishmael () will always mock Isaac ()
The two cannot together in
In order to be the Father of faith he has to choose one of two women (covenants) and the other (v.10)
Drive out: garash – to drive out from a possession; divorce (Strong’s)
Practically: Abraham is called to say “Goodbye” to a (v.12)