God adds that he will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is Abraham's offspring. The care for Ishmael is framed in terms of his connection to Abraham. God's provision for Ishmael is not a secondary consolation prize but a genuine promise of nationhood. The application: the God who is faithful to the covenant line is also the God who makes promises to those adjacent to it. His specific covenant does not exhaust his care.

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