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We see that:
1. God expels Ishmael from the household of Abraham
2. God nevertheless sustains Ishmael in the desert of Beersheba

Ps. 33:1,2,4
Ps 47:1,6,7,10
Ps. 86:1-4
Ps. 115:1,6
Ps. 33:6

We see how:
1. The Lord tests
2. The Lord provides

Ps. 67:1,2
Ps. 56:1,3,7
Ps. 43:3-5
Hy. 27:1,4
Ps. 56:4,5

He does so as a:
1. Stranger in the land
2. Heir of the land

Ps. 33:1,2,6
Ps. 119:14,15
Ps. 37:1,2,4,7
Ps. 16:3-5
Hy. 53:1,2

1. God’s covenant despised
2. God’s servant rejected
3. God’s plan executed

1. Dreams come true
2. Reliability tested
3. The past returns

1. In Judah’s confession
2. In Judah’s sacrifice

1. They see each other
2. They see God’s plan
3. They see a new future

This enmity shows itself:
1. In God’s rejection of Cain’s suffering
2. In God’s questions about Cain’s attitudes
3. In God’s curse upon Cain’s unrepentant heart

Ps. 43:3,4
Ps. 32:1,2
Ps. 139:1-3
Ps. 139:13
Ps. 32:5

1. The origin of the sacraments
2. The character of the sacraments
3. The power of the sacraments