Tip of the Day, January 23
January 23 – The Promise. God explicitly told Abraham the promise of his seed would come through the lineage of Isaac. Gen. 17:19; “And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his seed after him”.
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Ishmael is a sign of the works we try to accomplish through our fleshy ways. Isaac was a sign of grace and the miraculous works God can perform despite us. Let us not be confused as to who was who.
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Mormons are led to believe through their holy scripture of Doctrine and Covenants the promises sprang from Hagar and her seed. In section 132:34 it says; “God commanded Abraham, and Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham to wife. And why did she do it? Because this was the law; and from Hagar sprang many people. This, therefore, was fulfilling, among other things, the promises”.
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