THE FIRST ARAB
T h e t e n s i o n b e t w e e n the Arab nations and the small state of Israel today must be similar to the tension that existed in the tent of Abraham several thousand years ago. The conflict is over the land of Palestine, the land which God has promised to Abraham and to his seed forever (Gen. 17:7, 8). God’s plan has not changed; Palestine belongs to the Jews and will be theirs entirely some day as fulfillment of this clear promise to Abraham, the father of the race. The problem has arisen over the fact that this promise was given to Abraham while he was yet childless. According to all stand ards of Jewish and Oriental inheritance, Ishmael, the first-born would be the heir of Abraham’s wealth and the descendant of the promised line. But God’s plan of a chosen nation did not include the son of Hagar the Egyptian. Isaac was the son o f promise and the true heir to the land and the promises (Gen. 17:19). Look at the story.
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AUGUST, 1968
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