Not There Yet — Genesis 21:8-21 — Text-Driven Tuesday

About this episode

Jay and George discuss Genesis 21:8-21, exploring the implications of Ishmael's story and the arrival of the promised son, Isaac.

After the birth of Isaac, we would expect the story’s emphasis to shift to the promised son. However, that’s not what we see at all. Join Jay and George for today’s Text-Driven Tuesday as they look at Genesis 21:8-21 and see how a story about Ishmael’s “laughing” applies to us today. On today’s Text-Driven Tuesday, we see that in Genesis 21:1-7, the promised son has finally arrived! But is he the main focus of this passage? Or is there something more to the text? Join the conversation as Jay and George look at four key words in Genesis 21, and what they tell us about God and the promised son.Conformed to Christ aims to engage the mind, affect the heart, and call people to follow Christ. Additionally, our aim is to introduce and explain passages of Scripture and difficult theological doctrines in a down-to-earth and easy-to-grasp manner. Theology and the Bible should impact your life, and our goal is that we might play a small part in seeing that happen. Conformed to Christ is a ministry of Christ's Fellowship Church. https://cfclawton.org/***Be sure to subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and Amazon Music Youtube…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jay, George

Topics covered

• Genesis
• the promised son
• Ishmael
• theological doctrines
• Scripture

Keywords

• Genesis
• Ishmael
• Isaac
• theology
• Scripture
• Christianity
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christ's Fellowship Church

Books & works: Genesis 21:8-21, Genesis 21:1-7

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