Sarai and Abram attempt to receive God's promised child through their own scheme. In this case, by marrying Abram to an Egyptian servant girl.

Sarai proposes a child for Abram through Hagar. Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.

Genesis 16:1-16 — The God Who Sees · 1.The wife is more likely to be deceived than the husband. · 2. She inherits from Eve a tendency to rebel against her husband ...

The Lord promises her son much of the same blessing given to Abraham. Both offspring will be so great they can't be counted, and just as Abraham's offspring is ...

29 июл. 2012 г. · Ishamel means “God hears.” Again as has happened so many times and as will happen numerous times in the future, the explanation of a name is ...

12 мая 2004 г. · Sarai, Abram's wife, was prevented from having children. An heir was perhaps the one thing any ancient man would desire above all else.

We have here the marriage of Abram to Hagar, who was his secondary wife. Herein, though some excuse may be made for him, he cannot be justified.

6 мая 2018 г. · Putting them together we get the meaning, “God is alive and he sees and hears me.” That is a powerful statement for it means that God is active ...

In accordance with Mesopotamian custom, Sarai authorized her personal maid (Hagar) to have sexual intercourse with Abram hoping to have a child through her.

28 янв. 2024 г. · A simple answer is that Abram did not ask His advice. God won't step in and prevent His children from making some serious mistakes if they don't seek Him.