Israel & The Arabs.(friends or foes?)

Gen 17.

Gen 12:1-3.

Sarah gives Hagar her maid to Abram to wife. She conceives. Gen 16:3-4.

Resentment broods between Sarah & Hagar, Sarah deals with her hardly. verse 6.

Yahweh comforts Hagar with a promise. v10.

Yahweh evens names the child. v11. Ishmael (God shall hear).

Sarah, Abrahams wife is barren Gen 16:1-2.

Yahweh’s covenant with Isaac. Gen 17:21.

Ishmael blessed to become a great nation. Gen 17:20. (12 princes).

Scriptural principle covenant not with the firstborn.

Gen 21:9-10. Sarah requests Abraham to send Hagar & son away.

Hagar sees the providential hand of God with them Gen 21:17-18.

Gen 25:13. 12 princes promised to Ishmael.

They dwelt in the lands from Havilah unto Shur Gen 25:18.

Bordering the Kuwait-Sinai region. Saudi-Arabia, towards Iraq Eastwards to Egypt in the West.

To this day bitterness reigns between Ishmael and Isaac’s people.

Isaiah 11:11.

The bible speaks of a time when God will send his Son back to the earth as promised.

A second time speaks of a previous similar occurrence.

This we know to be the Exodus.

Deut 33:2.

It’s a scriptural principle that the future has it’s footprint in the past.

Habakkuk 3:3.

Habakkuk 3:7

Tents (a nomadic people.)

As Christ and the Saints leave Sinai they meet the Arab people first.

Cushan Midian.

Arabia.

The scriptures inform us that hostility that has existed between Jews & Arab‘s will cease.

Isaiah 21:13-15.

13, Forests speaks of transformation.14, Tema = South. (Ishmael’s descendant Gen25:15). Provided sustenance to fleeing refugees. 15, Arabia provides a sanctuary from the invader of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 42:9-13.

Psalm 72:8-9.

The Wilderness. Habitations of Kedar. Inhabitants of the rock.

They of the Wilderness.

The Arab’s Ishmaels descendents will be recipients of God’s mercy.

Isaiah 60:6-7

At the time of Christ’s return there shall be great signs in Egypt. ( Isaiah 19).

2, Civil war.3, Government collapses.4, Ruled over by a cruel lord.5-10, Their economy fails11-15, Egypt’s rulers fail the people.16-17, they are brought to bear.18, Yahweh memorialised.21, They are converted.23, Highway from Egypt to Assyria = world unity. Egypt recognises and embraces the Heir apparent.

When Christ reign’s from Jerusalem allHostility amongst peoples of the world will cease Zechariah 14.

Zephaniah 3:9.