The quality that really separated Ishmael and Isaac wasn't a profession or behavior. God didn't reject Ishmael because he was a hunter, while Isaac was a farmer. Ultimately, it wasn't even because Ishmael wasn't the child of promise. The real difference between the two men was a penitent heart.

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The Real Difference Between the Righteous and the Wicked - American Torah

The Scriptures call Noah, Abraham, and David righteous men, but Paul said that “all our righteousness is as filthy rags.” The Biblical narratives of these men illustrates Paul’s point very well: The second thing Noah did when he got