It goes much further back than 30 years, but I will try to watch it. Until then I’m gonna leave you with this…
The parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) is also a parable for the physical firstborns, not just Pharisees. The Ishmaels & the Esaus. They were also made into great nations. The Abrahamic promises are for all peoples (Genesis 12-22)—for all persons who accept them. We are all Gentiles and Infidels—pigs and dogs—if we are prodigal. That is the same message behind the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). Who is the neighbor? Wisdom is known by her children/deeds. Whose children do we act like? Do the headlines (of our lives) reflect a certain kind of homesickness?
Call me Ishmael.
Also think about some interesting things. There is only one instance of the name in Exodus 3:14. The name Ish is very old. Who is Ishmael‘s mother? What is his birth order in the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)? Who is Asher’s mother?
If only there were some body organizing the Middle East around what they all have in common.