Passage Introduction
When God promised a son to Abraham, he meant Isaac, the son that Sarah would ultimately bear. Unfortunately, Abraham and Sarah got impatient waiting for God's promise to come true and Abraham ended up having a son with Hagar, Sarah's handmaid. You can read this story in Genesis 16. Eventually, God keeps his promise to Abraham and Sarah, and their son Isaac is born (Genesis 21:1-7). Even though Ishmael was not the son of the promise, even though he was born of Abraham and Sarah's impatience, God still took care of him and his mother. Eventually, Isaac and Ishmael would come together to bury their father, Abraham (Genesis 25:7-11). As you read this passage, notice the conflict between Sarah and Hagar and how God takes care of Hagar and Ishmael.
David Dalton
When God promised a son to Abraham, he meant Isaac, the son that Sarah would ultimately bear. Unfortunately, Abraham and Sarah got impatient waiting for God's promise to come true and Abraham ended up having a son with Hagar, Sarah's handmaid. You can read this story in Genesis 16. Eventually, God keeps his promise to Abraham and Sarah, and their son Isaac is born (Genesis 21:1-7). Even though Ishmael was not the son of the promise, even though he was born of Abraham and Sarah's impatience, God still took care of him and his mother. Eventually, Isaac and Ishmael would come together to bury their father, Abraham (Genesis 25:7-11). As you read this passage, notice the conflict between Sarah and Hagar and how God takes care of Hagar and Ishmael.
David Dalton
Hagar's Expulsion
Uhde, Fritz von, 1848-1911. Hagar's Expulsion, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58067 [retrieved June 24, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hagar's_expulsion,_1890.jpg.
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Hagar and the Angel
Fabritius, Carl Ferdinand, fl. 1664-1667. Hagar and the Angel, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57395 [retrieved June 24, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carel_Fabritius_-_Hagar_and_the_Angel_-_WGA07722.jpg.
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Spiritual Practices: Keyword Listing
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
Keyword listing is a method of observational Bible study. It doesn’t require any special skills, tools, or training. You can read more about the process of keyword listing here. You can choose any word or short phrase to study using keyword listing. For this passage, we suggest the following keyword(s) to start your study.
Starting Points
- Hagar / slave woman (and related pronouns) - explore Hagar and the adversity she faces
- Son / boy / child (relating to Hagar's son, Ishmael) - explore Ishmael's challenges and how God took care of him
- God (and related pronouns) - explore how God takes care of Hagar and Ishmael