The covenant son and the sacrifice that points to Christ
…ostility towards Arabs, contempt for Muslims or denial of the blessings God gave Ishmael. Genesis expressly records that God heard Ishmael, protected him and promised to make him fruitful. Christians have no reason to erase what Scripture affirms. But blessing is not the same as…
Read article →Christ the promised Seed, Gentile inheritance, and Paul's final blessing
…through whom God proves that every word He spoke was true. References for further review Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; 17:1-21; 22:15-18 Romans 4:1-17; 9-11; 15:8-12 1 Corinthians 7:17-20 Galatians 2:11-6:18 Ephesians 2:11-3:12 C. John Collins, "Galatians 3:16: What Kind of…
Read article →El, the Exodus, and the God Who Came from Sinai
…word El. It is what character, works and identity Israel’s revelation attributes to Him. Genesis supplies an unusually explicit example. Melchizedek blesses Abraham in the name of El Elyon, “the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth” (Genesis 14:18–20). Abraham then repli…
Read article →Christianity, Islam and the verdict of the evidence
…stablish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year” (Genesis 17:21). When Abraham is tested, the command names the son: “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest” (Genesis 22:2). The Qur’an’s sacrifice narrative leaves the son…
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