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AUGUST 14, 2022 | PASTOR ROGER MELSON | MY TWO SONS (PART 3) | GENESIS 21:8-21
My Two Sons (Part 3)
Revisiting Genesis 21:1f, we will focus upon the joy of Isaac's birth and that great joy that accompanied "the day that Isaac was weaned." Isaac, by that time, would have most likely been around three years of age while Ishmael could have been 17 or slightly older. We will explore the contrast between the joy of this celebration and the mocking expressed by Ishmael. What was really happening when Ishmael was mocking Isaac? Was Sarah's response over the top when she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman with her son?" Why must Ishmael go? Of course, these words caused great displeasure in Abraham. His affection for Ishmael made such a demand hard to carry out. It represented "loss" in his life, much like the losses we experience in our journey through life. Yet he responded in obedience to Sarah's wish because it was the Lord speaking through her.
These verses carry with them significant theological truths along with practical significance to us. May the blessing of the Lord rest upon you today.
Roger and Marsha Melson
Revisiting Genesis 21:1f, we will focus upon the joy of Isaac's birth and that great joy that accompanied "the day that Isaac was weaned." Isaac, by that time, would have most likely been around three years of age while Ishmael could have been 17 or slightly older. We will explore the contrast between the joy of this celebration and the mocking expressed by Ishmael. What was really happening when Ishmael was mocking Isaac? Was Sarah's response over the top when she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman with her son?" Why must Ishmael go? Of course, these words caused great displeasure in Abraham. His affection for Ishmael made such a demand hard to carry out. It represented "loss" in his life, much like the losses we experience in our journey through life. Yet he responded in obedience to Sarah's wish because it was the Lord speaking through her.
These verses carry with them significant theological truths along with practical significance to us. May the blessing of the Lord rest upon you today.
Roger and Marsha Melson
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