Isaac in the Bible

Meaning: laughter

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Now the son [Ishmael], born to the slave woman, was born simply of their natural relationship; but the son [Isaac], born to the free woman, was born in fulfillment of a [divine] promise.

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But, just as it was then --- the son born in the ordinary way [i.e., Ishmael] persecuting the one born according to the Holy Spirit's [leading, i.e., Isaac] --- so it is now [i.e., Jews urging compliance with the requirements of the law of Moses persecuting those who refuse to return to dependance on that law for salvation. See 3:1-3].

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What does the Scripture say about this matter? [It says, Gen. 21:10-12], "Get rid of the slave woman [Hagar], with her son [Ishmael]; for the son of the slave woman [Ishmael] will not inherit [what God promised to Abraham and his descendants], along with the son of the free woman [i.e., Isaac]."

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By faith Isaac put his blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.















nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted."







Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are children born to fulfill the promise.

By faith Sarah received strength to become pregnant, and actually gave birth to a child, although she was past the time of life for it, because she thought that He who made her the promise was to be trusted.


There you will weep and grind your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

I tell you, many will come from the east and from the west and take their seats at the feast with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, 'in the kingdom of heaven,






By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test, offered Isaac as a sacrifice; that is, he who had received the promise was starting to offer as a sacrifice his only son,

Was not our forefather Abraham shown to be upright by his good deeds, namely, by offering Isaac his son upon the altar?







By faith Isaac put his blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.



















By faith Isaac put his blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau.





























Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,



















For he considered the fact that God was able to raise people from the dead; and so from the dead, in a figure, he did receive him back.












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