Sarai and Abram have attempted to speed up God's promises by seeking a child through Hagar.

He calls her by her name, which might surprise her, and describes her by her character and condition, in order to check her pride, and put her in mind of her ...

The angel of the Lord interrogates her, and requires her to return to her mistress, and humble herself under her hands.

It reveals the greater theme of divine compassion amidst human folly and the promise of blessings that still lay ahead. The angel's guidance encourages her to ...

The child and heir of promise is given; the child of flesh is dismissed. All now is settled according to God. Whatever inconsistent with His grace had been ...

The angel reminds her of her original position as a bondwoman, from which liberty was not to be obtained by flight, but by manumission.

This verse occurs after Hagar had fled from Sarai's mistreatment and was encountered by an angel of the Lord in the desert.

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.

Genesis 16:8 connects to Jesus Christ in that it reflects the way Jesus sought out those who were lost, marginalized, or in need of guidance. Just as the angel ...