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Genesis 17:18

New Living Translation

So Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”

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Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

But God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.

This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.

No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”

You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”

Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.

You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.

It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.

And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.

This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”




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