Lech Lecha, Torah portion for Nov 5, 2022
It seems that I didn't share my thoughts for last weeks portion on time. So here we go.
Gen 15:1 "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."
Gen 16: 7 "And the angel of the LORD found her [Hagar] by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur." Gen 16:10 "and the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude." Gen 16:11 "...Ishmael..." Gen 16:12 "And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."
The covenant was established with the line of Isaac, this is well established through Torah, however, I feel that the angel of the LORD stepping in to bring Hagar and Ishmael back to the fold holds something we need to remember. Ishmael and his line are important to the story, and will play a key role in the end.
Gen 17:14 "And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant."
And I'll leave that right there for today.
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