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Originally Posted by Rhoni
Last night I lay awake thinking about Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar. When Abraham and Sarah took things into their own hands to 'help God out'...we end up with Hagar's Ismael & Sarah's Isaac duking it out in the middle east for all of time. Was it all in the plan of God? Was it predestination or foreknowledge?
Many things in life I personally consider unfair and unjust...how much of it is our fault and how much of it is in God's plan?
Had God fulfilled his promise to Abraham in a timely way then Abraham and Sarah would not have tried to take matters into their own hands. Do you think that God predestines us to go through things or are we just a bunch of screw-ups?
Just some of the thoughts running around in my exhausted brain.
I'd be interested to know anyone else's thoughts on this matter.
Blessings, Rhoni
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Free will....Sarah could have just fought her impatence. I think Isaac would have come along alot sooner had she waited, but she "laughed" earlier when the 3 angels visited. I don't think we are a bunch of screw-ups.
You can call it pre-destination if you want to, but God will accomplish what needs to be accomplished. Things could have been different, yet still Ishmael would have been born, or a son from Hagar anyway. Sarah could have passed away at a different time. Lots of different sanarios here.
But, free will is what God gave us.
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