Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God's Prophetic Plan for Ishmael's LineKregel Academic, 2003 - 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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... blessing to its neighbors , causing conversions to the Lord among them . On the contrary , when ancient Israel failed to live up to the purpose behind its election it caused further alienation from God among the nations around it . In ...
... blessing to the world ( 12 : 2 ) . 20 Thus , beginning with chapter 12 , the focus of the Genesis narrative shifts to Abraham and his descen- dants . However , as early as Genesis 11:30 , the plot of the Abraham narrative is set with ...
... blessing . 42 Not many believers could wait patiently that long under trial before attempting to take the initiative to help God . It is interesting in this regard that the New Testament bypasses the short- coming of Sarah and ...
... blessings will al- ways fall short of divine supernatural provisions , and may generate complications that only a sovereign God is able to use for his decreed purposes . Thus God's sovereign action in shutting Sarah's womb and open- ing ...
... blessing , they claim , is in direct connection to this promise . 54 However , as Wenham puts it , " To disdain Abram was to bring oneself under the divine curse ( cf. 12 : 3 ) , and there is no evidence that Hagar is looked on this way ...
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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 |