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be heir with the son of the freewoman."

Lest we think this was an unrighteous act precipitated by Sarah, consider that
Yahweh told Abraham that what Sarah spoke was His will.

Genesis 21:9-13
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to
Abraham, scoffing. Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman
and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son,
namely with Isaac." And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham's sight
because of his son. But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in
your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah
has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.”

We read that Hagar, after she had given birth to Ishmael, also acted arrogantly
toward her mistress Sarah. An important truth is revealed here. These two covenants
are in antipathy toward one another. They cannot abide together harmoniously.
Hagar’s time in the tent of Abraham was only until the promised seed should
come. Then she was sent away, with her son. So too do we find that the Law remained
only until the promised Seed appeared. The covenant of promise was renewed. Christ
has become its Mediator. The bondwoman and her offspring have been sent away.
Before passing onto other types and shadows, let us consider a further contrast
between Ishmael, the son of the bondwoman (Law), and Christ. We have seen it
described that Ishmael was a wild ass of a man. He was incapable of ruling over the
stubbornness and rebellion of his soul. In contrast, let us look to the magnificent
parable found in one of the last demonstrations of Yahshua.

Mark 11:1-2
Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount
of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; and He said to them, "Go into the village
opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on
which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it.

Matthew 21:4-7
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying, “Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the
disciples went, and did as Yahshua commanded them, and brought the ass, and
the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

The disciples brought to Christ a colt on which no one had ever ridden. This is
a parable. No man had ever been able to tame the beast nature within. No man had
ever conquered the rebellion and stubborn sinfulness of the natural man. Christ was