And here, at the end of Genesis 21, is where we leave Hagar and Ishmael, finding water and shooting arrows in the desert. Eventually Hagar finds an Egyptian wife for her son, and we find out later, in chapter 25,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess I should mention something about how God sometimes has to open our eyes to things that are obvious to other people, but I think you get the point. We have the best readers on this site. Really great[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, at least she wasn’t being totally derelict in her motherly duties. Although I think she has her terms confused again.
Oops. I don’t think that’s what he meant. Funny how one letter can completely change the message. At least I think it’s funny. “Please leave a massage after the beep.”
Here we go again; passing the “blame bucket”. Sarai seems to have forgotten very quickly that this was her idea. Probably best that Abram didn’t bring that up though. Abram is starting to look a little more grey there. No[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now, I understand that cultures and traditions were different back in those days, but it still seems like they would have at least considered that this was not a very good idea. Perhaps I’m reiterating the post from last week,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sarai has been holding on to the promises made to her husband by God for a long time. Instead of encouraging Abram and urging him in faithfulness to their marriage, she decides to take matters into her own hands to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
