Title The Birth of Ishmael / Genesis 16
Genesis 16 - Birth of Ishmael
In this chapter, Sarah is anxious about God's promise and gives Hagar as a concubine.
An incident occurs (passed down through the maidservant's offspring). Covenant to immediate heirs
Because of this slow or improbable fulfillment, Sarah said that they
After 10 years of entering, she gave Hagar, her Egyptian maidservant, to her husband, so that he could sleep if possible.
He decides to get a ceremony and let his children carry on the family line. that decision
It seemed like a wise thing to do, so if the mistress at the time couldn't have children, she was the maid
There was a custom of having children. But even if the slave girl bears a child,
The master-slave relationship between the mistress and the servant is strictly observed.
They both believe that their thoughts are those of men, not of God.
They will also soon discover that their wishes or actions are not in accordance with sacred promises.
you will find out Sara, who conceived the plan, was the first to taste the bad results.
It's possible. When Hagar conceives a child, she despises Sarah. Sarah from the maid
He complains to Abraham about the contempt he received. "You take my insults
You are right." When Sarah saw that Hagar despised her, she said, "Let's abuse Hagar."
Gal runs away.
Instead of fulfilling their desires, Abraham and Sarah only taste sorrow and resentment.
and also lost their maidservants through their own negotiated plans.
is. But the faithful God of the covenant makes all things a blessing.
On the way Hagar was fleeing, an angel of the Lord met her by a spring of water in the wilderness.
Return to her mistress and instruct her to obey. this is God
It confirms the master-slave relationship between Sarah and Hagar. This fact is from these two
It also means that the relationship between the two children to be born is also confirmed. The relationship between these two children is
It is a relationship of free people (Galatians 4:21-31). At the same time the lion said to her, 'Your offspring
will multiply greatly, and the number will be too great to be counted.”
Since the fruit of her womb was the offspring of Abraham, she had to return,
They are not the descendants that God promised, but those who cannot be counted because of Abraham.
You will be glorified with the blessing of your hands. Because of this, too, God
He appeared to her in the form of a lion of a howa. He continued, 'That hand is all
I will strike him, and everyone's hand shall strike him' is a common saying among the Ishmaelites.
Tell me that you will live in constant discord with Hogan and with your neighbours.
I am saying And the expression 'he shall live in the east of his brother' is the mother of Abraham.
It implies that he will remain independent in front of all his descendants.
Hagar returned to Abraham's house and bore him a son when he was 86.
is. Abraham named him Ishmael, and he named him Ishmael.
did as the angel of the Lord commanded, and 13 years later, God's will was clearly
He regards the son as the promised offspring until he appears to him.