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In Genesis 17 it says:

 19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. ^[d] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” 22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

My question is in regard to Ishmael’s nation.  I guess I was understanding that Isaac, with the whole covenant thing, was in line for salvation and all that good stuff.   I was thinking that would leave Ishmael and his nation on the outs?  However, in the last study session there seemed to be another opinion on Ishmael and Ishmael’s nation.  What will become of Ishmael’s “great nation” in end times and beyond?  Is there some support in the bible for Ishmael’s nation being saved or grafted in?

TR

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