Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's LineKregel Academic - 367 من الصفحات A thoughtful and well-documented call to rethink the role of Arabs in the plan of God. Western Christianity's long-standing support of Israel has, perhaps unintentionally, nurtured a prejudice against Arab people--the descendants of Abraham's first son, Ishmael. Author Tony Maalouf contends that this bias differs dramatically from the biblical portrayal of Ishmael and the nations that have sprung from him. With meticulous research and theological astuteness, Maalouf surfaces the positive portrayal of the Arab people in ancient and prophetic history, clearly showing that the Israeli-Arab conflict is a recent development in history. By bringing to light the nature of relationships that have prevailed among the Jews and Arabs throughout history, Maalouf strives to change the thinking of Bible believers to a more accurate understanding of this crucial contemporary issue. He traces the Abrahamic heritage of the Arab people and majors on the positive Arab-Israeli relationships in biblical history. The descendants of Ishmael have an important role in the sovereign plan of God--right up to the final moments of history. Provides a challenge to Christianity's interpretation of current events Outlines a thoroughly biblical view of the Arab people Meticulously researched and accessibly written Author is a Christian Arab with substantial theological training |
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... divine commission was given first to Adam and Eve ( 1:28 ) and renewed after the flood to Noah and his descen- dants ( 9 : 1 ) . However , the nations ' rebellion appeared in their inten- tion to prosper independently from God by ...
... divine intervention as opposed to natural human reasoning . Having received the promises of God and his calling to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go to the Promised Land ( 12 : 1 ) , Abraham proceeded to Canaan after making a significant ...
... divine supernatural interventions . The manner of Isaac's birth , bringing life out of death , is beyond human expectation ( Gen. 17:17 ; 21 : 1-7 ) . This divine supernatural intervention represents God's unmerited favor extended to ...
... divine curse ( cf. 12 : 3 ) , and there is no evidence that Hagar is looked on this way in this story . " 55 Furthermore , neither context nor grammar compels us to establish this link between both chapters of Genesis.56 The fact is ...
... divine attention . If fallen humans cannot help but sympathize with the helpless , how much more would a holy and gracious God do to comfort a young woman by herself in a barren wilderness , pregnant with the firstborn of Abraham ...
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Job Son of the Arabian Desert | 120 |
Agur and Lemuel Wise Men from Arabia | 136 |
What Became of Ishmael | 149 |
The Nabataeans Ishmael Finally Settled | 171 |
Arab Messianic Expectations | 183 |
The MagiArab Worshipers of Christ Part 1 | 193 |
The MagiArab Worshipers of Christ Part 2 | 205 |
Arab in the Shadow of Israel | 219 |
Endnotes | 225 |
Bibliography | 337 |
General Index | 356 |