15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt (Genesis 21:15-21).
God is always faithful. He promised that He would care for Ishmael, and this He did. Although the promise to the world would not come through Ishmael, nations would come from him, however. Both the descendants of Isaac and the descendants of Ishmael are children of Abraham. The children of the promise are those that follow the fulfillment of the chosen line. That fulfillment is Christ the Lord.
God is always faithful. He promised that He would care for Ishmael, and this He did. Although the promise to the world would not come through Ishmael, nations would come from him, however. Both the descendants of Isaac and the descendants of Ishmael are children of Abraham. The children of the promise are those that follow the fulfillment of the chosen line. That fulfillment is Christ the Lord.
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