{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bible Study--Genesis 17:1-27","description":"God repeats His promise of a son to Abram; Abram pleads with God on the basis of human limitations and desire for control:&amp;nbsp; Can\u2019t Ishmael be the one? God adds another form of confirmation for His promise\u2014He changes Abram\u2019s name (\u201cexalted father\u201d) to Abraham (\u201cfather of a multitude\u201d). He blesses Sarai and changes her name to Sarah (same meaning but still a pronunciation change that reminds her of God\u2019s promise). God adds certainty by setting a time; there will be no more waiting. Abraham\u2019s plea for Ishmael is not in vain; the Lord will make a great nation of Ishmael and we do well to remember that when thinking about Middle Eastern people\u2014of course all people are God\u2019s special and particular creation, so we love and respect them all. ","author_name":"The Word Without Walls Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.wordwithoutwalls.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24647307\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/24647307"}