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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... earlier , in Israel's expe- rience under the Egyptians described in the book of Exodus ( chaps . 1-2 ) . There , God heard the groaning of the sons of Israel under bond- age ( 2 : 23-24 ) . His hearing of their cries was an active one ...
... earlier in the same chapter as burying his father Abraham together with his brother Isaac ( 25 : 9 ) . Furthermore , Isaac is said to have settled by the well of Lahai Roi ( 25:11 ) , which is the sacred memorial place of Hagar , as we ...
... earlier together with the con- nection of the third prediction to verse 11 , rather than being a devel- opment of the second prediction . Sixth , since the first two predictions about Hagar's son are attempts to reverse the life ...
... earlier to Hagar ( 16 : 11-12 ) , make the narrative once again pregnant with anticipations of fulfillment . This is especially true in light of the terms of the covenant developed earlier ( 12 : 1-3 , 7 ; 13 : 15- 17 ; 15 : 12-21 ) ...
... earlier between the two women ( 16 : 4 ) . Somehow , the birth of Isaac rekindled the conflict that was quieted for a while by the inter- vention of God on Hagar's behalf in the wilderness ( 16 : 7-14 ) . The initial conflict between ...
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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 |