Birth & AdventClear Fulfillment
Descendant of Isaac
Written: ~1400 BC→Fulfilled: ~5 BC
The messianic line was narrowed through Isaac, not Ishmael.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Genesis 26:4
"I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed."
New Testament Fulfillment
Romans 9:7
"Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.""
Commentary
God's covenant narrowed through Isaac, distinguishing the messianic line from other descendants of Abraham. The New Testament genealogies confirm Jesus descended through Isaac.