God , The Jews and Ishmael

     (God’s chosen people , known as the Hebrews.(Gen 14:13) Later, after they settled in the Promised Land and formed a nation,  known as the Israelites. (Exodus 9:7)  After the ten northern tribes were exiled to Assyria and Judah was exiled to Babylon they were called the "Jews."  (2 Kings 12:25)
    
      It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deut. 7:7-8)

     I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I  also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. (Paul also referred to himself as a "Hebrew" --Phil 3:4-6 and as a "Jew" as well-Acts 21:39).
    Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.  For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. (Rom 11:1-2;  28-29)
   
                                 
                                 And the angel of the LORD said to Hagar,
                                           ''Behold, you are pregnant
                                            and shall bear a son.
                                  You shall call his name Ishmael,
                                           because the LORD has listened to your affliction.
                                  He shall be a wild donkey of a man,
                                          his hand against everyone....(Gen. 16:11-12)  
                           

       *Ishmael took an Egyptian wife (Genesis 21:21) and became the father of 12 tribes which are listed in Genesis 25:12-16. These tribes were to become the nucleus of the Arab peoples, a people with a mixture of Semitic and Egyptian blood.

      Other Arab tribes trace their origin to the six sons of Abraham who were born to him by his second wife, Keturah. They are listed in Genesis 25:1-4. Finally, some Arab tribes were to emerge from the descendants of Esau, the twin brother of Jacob who sired the 12 tribes of Israel.

      All the Arab tribes have been characterized historically by their impulsive and violent nature. They have been involved in endless wars among themselves and against both Jews and Christians.*                                               
                                         It  continues to this very day.

*Lamplighter--David Reagan