Yes, when Sarah saw Ishmael teasing Isaac, she asked Abraham to send Ishmael and his mother, Hagar, away. At first, Abraham did not want to, but God spoke to him, telling him to listen to Sarah's voice. This was the beginning of a fulfillment of a prophecy. Isaac would be the one through whom God's purpose would be fulfilled. The one through whom Messiah would come (Genesis 21:8-13)(Genesis 17:15-21/Genesis 25:5-9) who would provide a hope for ALL mankind, and benefit any who chose to accept it (Genesis 12:3/Galatians 3:14).
Abraham did not disobey God in Scripture. However, some do believe his faith was weak when he took his wife's sevant woman and bore Ishmael whom he loved deeply and wanted to be the child of Promise. God, however, chose Isaac whom his wife bore him afterwards.Genesis 26:5New King James Version (NKJV) 5 because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws."
According to tradition, the place to which God told Abraham to take Isaac in Genesis ch.22, was where Jerusalem's Temple Mount now stands.
Abraham was exceedingly happy when Ishmael was born and wished that Ishmael would be the child of promise, showing little faith in God's abilities. But God corrected Abraham and told him that his son Isaac will fill that role. He had other plans for Ishmael:
Genesis 12:1The LORD had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you.
God called Abraham righteous because of his faith and obedience. Abraham trusted in God's promises, demonstrated by his willingness to leave his homeland and obey God's commands, such as when he was prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. This faith and obedience showed Abraham's righteousness before God.
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Lot, nephew of Abraham, spared by God because of Abraham`s prayer. His wife was tuned to a pillar of salt due to her disobedience.
As you may already know, Abraham and his wife Sarah, were both really old when they had Isaac. As a test, God told Abraham to sacrifice his son. If he had enough faith in God, he wouldn't have to worry about what happened to his son. Abraham took his son up to the altar and Isaac asked what they were offering. Abraham said, "The LORD will provide the offering." Abraham tied his son to the altar and prepared to kill him when an angel of the LORD appeared to him. He told Abraham to let his son go, he had showed his faith in God. Abraham had passed the test.
God told him to "go to the land that I (God) shall tell you," and Abraham journeyed to Canaan (Present-day Israel) and lived there (Genesis ch.12).
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God promised Abraham that if he would leave his homeland and listen to god, and only go where god would lead him, his desendents would be as the number of stars in the sky and the number of grains in the sand which are unaccountable.
what were the messages that god sent to the prophet Abraham to tell his people?
to the Promised Land, Canaan.
besides his wife SARA, his mistress Hagar and his son Itzhak - God
Abraham was a liar (always told people that Sarai was not his wife) and a fornicator (he slept with his wife's maid servant), but one of his biggest downfalls, being the father of faith, was not believing God when God promised him a child from his wife Sarai (later Sarah) he didn't take God at his word, instead he tried to get a child from his wife's maid servant.
Abraham had only one wife, but it was customary for the wife to offer her servant as a concubine since she could not conceive. It was also customary for Solomon to have several wives as a king. There are several cases of polygamy in the Old Testament and it was culturally acceptable. The only reason that God chastised Abraham for sleeping with Hagar to have a child is not because sleeping with her was wrong, but because it showed that Abraham was not trusting God to give him a son with his wife Sarah as God promised. Even though Hagar and her son were eventually banished, they were still blessed by God because of the cultural acceptability of what happened. The child between Hagar and Abraham gave birth to the Islamic faith.
Abraham did not disobey God in Scripture. However, some do believe his faith was weak when he took his wife's sevant woman and bore Ishmael whom he loved deeply and wanted to be the child of Promise. God, however, chose Isaac whom his wife bore him afterwards.Genesis 26:5New King James Version (NKJV) 5 because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws."