sons, including Ishmael, whose birth preceded Isaac’s. It is clear from the full scriptural context that Isaac was Abraham’s “only-begotten” son in the sense that he was Abraham’s unique son.43 • Since there were other sons born (or “begotten”) to Abraham—thereby showing that Isaac was not literally Abraham’s “only-begotten” son—what do you think Scripture means when it calls Isaac the “only-begotten” son of Abraham? • Is it not clear from the context that since God’s covenant purposes were