Subject: To learn the truth |
Bible Note: Gracefull, What's beautiful about the prophesy of God upon Ishmael is it demonstrates God's love for ALL the descendents of Abraham. Genesis 21:20 proclaims, "God was with the boy as he grew up." And, we know that the descendents of Abraham buried the dead very quickly. (Actually, they still do.) Genesis 25:8-9 explains how close Ishmael stayed - Abraham died, and his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him. That means that Ishmael was where everyone knew he was, and they were on good terms so a "war" wouldn't be waged when whoever entered his camp. And, he was close enough to get to and back for the funeral before the sun went down. A few verses later, (Gen 25:13) Ishmael's family tree is listed. At the top of the list is Kedar. Mecca - the "captial-city" of Islam - Kedar. And Isaiah has this to say about that city built by Kedar. Isaiah 42:10-12 "Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, ... (Vs 11-12) "Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; let the settlement where Kedar lives rejoice. Let them (descendants of Ishmael) give glory to the Lord and proclaim His praise …." To which we all can only say, “Let it be, Lord. Let it be.” In His love, Taleb |