
Genesis 21–23: On Ishmael's Expulsion, Isaac's Sacrifice, and Abraham's Graveyard (Bible Talk, Ep. 7)
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Is Isaac Persecuting Isaac?
Moses portrays Ishmael as the son of laughter, which is a negative thing. In Romans chapter nine, Paul writes that not all who are descended from Israel belong to God because they are his offspring and not Isaac's. So I think this entire story and these correspondences that we see between Isaac and Ishmael show us that Abraham's true spiritual heirs are those who descend from him.
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