Be Patient (Genesis 16)
"So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael." - Gen 16:15
In most cases, each of the Bible's main characters are shown in sin. This just shows how we are all sinners, and that Jesus Christ is the only one that is righteous. We saw it with Adam (Gen 3:6) and with Noah (Gen 9:21). Abram is no exception, and much like the sin of Adam and Eve this included the woman. Sarai says to him, that he should bare a child through her mistress.
Abram had a choice, he could have said no, and had faith that the Lord would follow through with His promise, but they both grew tired of waiting. This is a lesson for us, God will always follow through with His promises we have be patient. Abram was not.
This is also the first time we see adultery. I'm sure it was not the first time. In the days of Noah the men are described as wicked. I'm sure adultery was part of that. It was common practices in that day to have a husband take a maid and bare a child for his barren wife. But this was not God's plan. Back in Genesis 2 we see that God designed marriage between a man and a woman and God calls for them to remain loyal in one flesh (Gen 2:24). It is always a sin to have sex with someone outside of marriage.
God judges Abram, Sarai and Hagar. In verses 11-12, we see a promise to Hagar's descendents. They just like Abram's will be numerous. But they will be wild (or warring), they will be against everyone, and everyone will be against them (vs. 12). Also they will live to the east.
Hagar's descendants are the current day's Arabs. Of all the people in Genesis only two groups of people live to this day in the Middle East, the Israelites and the Arabs. The Arabs are for the most part to the east of Israel. They seem to be a wild people (or warring). It seems like they are a very violent people. They seem to be making enemies around the world, and seem to be against o much of the world. It fulfills what Genesis 16:11-12 describes.
The promise to Hagar was also a punishment to Abram. The Arabs have shown that they hate the people of Israel, and are like a thorn in their flesh. We see Abram's sin and the result, but just wait God will restore Abram and will give him a son.
Verse of the day: "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." - Romans 8:1-2
For your reading:
The Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 16-17 and James 3
Daily Bread: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
In most cases, each of the Bible's main characters are shown in sin. This just shows how we are all sinners, and that Jesus Christ is the only one that is righteous. We saw it with Adam (Gen 3:6) and with Noah (Gen 9:21). Abram is no exception, and much like the sin of Adam and Eve this included the woman. Sarai says to him, that he should bare a child through her mistress.
Abram had a choice, he could have said no, and had faith that the Lord would follow through with His promise, but they both grew tired of waiting. This is a lesson for us, God will always follow through with His promises we have be patient. Abram was not.
This is also the first time we see adultery. I'm sure it was not the first time. In the days of Noah the men are described as wicked. I'm sure adultery was part of that. It was common practices in that day to have a husband take a maid and bare a child for his barren wife. But this was not God's plan. Back in Genesis 2 we see that God designed marriage between a man and a woman and God calls for them to remain loyal in one flesh (Gen 2:24). It is always a sin to have sex with someone outside of marriage.
God judges Abram, Sarai and Hagar. In verses 11-12, we see a promise to Hagar's descendents. They just like Abram's will be numerous. But they will be wild (or warring), they will be against everyone, and everyone will be against them (vs. 12). Also they will live to the east.
Hagar's descendants are the current day's Arabs. Of all the people in Genesis only two groups of people live to this day in the Middle East, the Israelites and the Arabs. The Arabs are for the most part to the east of Israel. They seem to be a wild people (or warring). It seems like they are a very violent people. They seem to be making enemies around the world, and seem to be against o much of the world. It fulfills what Genesis 16:11-12 describes.
The promise to Hagar was also a punishment to Abram. The Arabs have shown that they hate the people of Israel, and are like a thorn in their flesh. We see Abram's sin and the result, but just wait God will restore Abram and will give him a son.
Verse of the day: "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." - Romans 8:1-2
For your reading:
The Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 16-17 and James 3
Daily Bread: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
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