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Pastimes : Ask God
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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (9036)10/22/1997 9:36:00 AM
From: yard_man   of 39621
 
Emile,

Yet God did care for Ishamael and his mother, correct? Do you think all of Ishamael's descendents were "lost?"

Talked about this last night at our Bible study. God promised Abraham a son by Sarah. Yet, Sarah convinced Abraham to do something additional in the interim and Ishmael was born. In a way Abraham tried to "force" things instead of waiting on God's timing. God, however, was true to His promise and Isaac was born.

Compare this to others in the O.T. who took it upon themselves to use their own wisdom instead of God's. Abraham's action had consequences but he was not generally reproved by God for it. Interested in your comments on that point.

Interested in your comments on the reconciliation of Esau and Jacob.
Esau went over time from thinking about killing Esau to wanting to be reconciled to him. Jacob didn't know what to expect.

Do these things have anything to bear on the choices that God made with respect to both? We know that Jacob was especially chosen, but God used Esau too, right?
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