Genesis 16-25: God did NOT make Ishmael antithetical to Israel

Ishmael is the first son of Abraham yet is rarely focused on when people study the Bible. The story of Ishmael is a very important story filled with various questions which lead people to misconceptions about God the story of salvation in the Bible. By unpacking the story of Ishmael, we can better understand the promises God made to him throughout Genesis as well as how Ishmael’s story in the Bible is important for us all.

The Bible is filled with many great stories with many questions. By understanding God and the entire story of salvation through the Catholic Church, we can make sense of these many questions and prevent ourselves from falling into misconceptions. God is good, so good He gave His only begotten Son for us, God would not lead us astray by what seems like a contradiction. If certain parts of the Bible don’t make sense to us, it is because we need to understand them better.

Jesus Christ gave us the Catholic Church so we may always have access to the truths of God to understand the Bible. By maintaining ourselves as followers of Jesus Christ, we can grow closer to Him through all the stories of the Bible.

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“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." Luke 11:9-10

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:20 The conception of Ishmael
04:00 Why was Sarai upset when Abram followed her advice?
06:35 Who is the angel that Hagar met?
08:53 Why were Hagar and Ishmael banished later on?
10:56 Did God make Ishmael the antithesis of Israel?
14:44 What is the Great Nation of Ishmael?
17:43 Did God deliver on His promise of the Nation of Ishmael?
19:17 Conclusion

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