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.

The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

She herself appears to be a believer in God. The spring of water is a place of refreshment on her journey. She is on the way to Shur, which was before Mizraim ...

27 авг. 2013 г. · So the meaning may be, “I have caught a glimpse of God.” But since there is the motif in the Old Testament that no one can see God and live, ...

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.

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.

27 янв. 2013 г. · In this story we have biblical evidence that God sees not only unwanted children but also (in many cases) their bewildered, conflicted, because ...

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.

Genesis 16:7-14. New International Version ... The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai,...