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God Is Blessing Both of Us: From Eviction to Divine Provision

  God Is Blessing Both of Us: From Eviction to Divine Provision (Genesis 21:13) "I will bless the son of the slave woman and make him a great nation also, because he is your offspring."  Genesis 21:13 KSB                                    Abraham Sent Hagar And Ishmael Away  Blessings, especially the kind that come after hardship. This message continues from yesterday’s teaching, but now we return to Genesis. While Paul later uses this story allegorically in Galatians, we're looking at the original account of when Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael away.  Think of those celebrity shows that ask, “Where are they now?” That’s what we could ask about Hagar and Ishmael after Abraham’s painful decision. He didn’t want to send them away; he loved Ishmael just as he loved Isaac. He cared for Hagar because she was Ishmael’s mother. But Sarah, who once suggested that Abr...