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What does the story of Ishmael mean to you? When God tells Abraham that the decendents from an old infertile couple would outnumber the stars, his and Sarah's faith fail. Ishmael is born from a hasty arrangement between Abraham and a serving woman, Hagar. But are these two simply mistakes who get no provision and only make things awkward? No. God speaks to these outcasts, too. And God hears their cries. God's power is revealed in God's provision for the Israelites, but God's love is revealed in God's provision for Hagar and Ishmael.