Abraham had eight sons: Ishmael from Hagar, Isaac from Sarah, and six sons — Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah — all from Keturah, his second wife after Sarah’s death. There is a blessing for all of Abraham’s children, but the special, everlasting covenant is only for Isaac because this promise was made to Sarah’s son, and she had only one son.
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Healing in the Bible
Does God promise his people healing? Does the Holy Spirit provide healing power? Promises to Abraham are extended to Gentiles in the New Covenant (Gal 3:14). So we get all the same promises and more as believers. This includes all the blessings of the Old Covenant, such as prosperity, good health, and victory over enemies (Ex 23:25-26, Deut 7:12-15, Deut 28:1-14).
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Some people object to God’s anger at the Israelites in Exodus 32 and Numbers 14 because he threatened to kill them off and start over, which would violate his promise to Jacob that all of his children would inherit the promised land of Canaan. After all, they are from Abraham’s seed (1 Chr 16:14-18, Gen 35:12, Gen 48:21-22, Gen 50:22-26), thus making God a covenant breaker and untrustworthy.
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