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Verse Genesis 21:19. _GOD OPENED HER EYES_] These words appear to me
to mean no more than that God directed her to a well, which probably
was at no great distance from the place in which she then was...
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- The Birth of Isaac
7. מלל _mı̂lēl_ “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn
and poetical word.
14. חמת _chêmet_ “bottle,” akin to חמה _chāmâh_,
“surround, enclose,” and הוּם _chûm_ “black. באר
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CHAPTER 21 ISAAC AND ISHMAEL AND THE COVENANT WITH ABIMELECH
_ 1. Isaac's birth (Genesis 22:1) 2. His circumcision (Genesis 22:4)_
3. Ishmael mocking (Genesis 22:9)
4. Sarah's demand ...
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SARAH FORCES ABRAHAM TO SEND HAGAR AND ISHMAEL AWAY. The narrative is
from E. Note the use of Elohim, the revelation to Abraham by night,
the voice of the angel from heaven, Abraham's residence in the...
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GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section
the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong
reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
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WELL. Hebrew. _beer,_. well (digged): not _'ayin,_. spring or
fountain; or _bor_,. cistern (hewn)....
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_opened her eyes_ What she had not seen before, Hagar suddenly
received power to see. Cf. Numbers 22:31; 2 Kings 6:17; Luke 24:16;
Luke 24:31. LXX φρέαρ ὕδα
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GOD OPENED HER EYES— God caused her to see what she had not before
observed, through her grief and disorder of mind. Le Clerc observes
from Diodorus Siculus, that it was usual with the Arabians to cov...
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4. _The Expulsion of the Bondwoman and Her Son_ (Genesis 21:8-21)
8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast
on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9 And Sarah saw the son of Haga...
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_AND GOD HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LAD; AND THE ANGEL OF GOD CALLED TO
HAGAR OUT OF HEAVEN, AND SAID UNTO HER, WHAT AILETH THEE, HAGAR? FEAR
NOT; FOR GOD HATH HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LAD WHERE HE IS._
Go...
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A miraculous supply of water is not suggested here. God enabled Hagar
to see an existing spring of water....
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BIRTH OF ISAAC. DISMISSAL OF HAGAR AND ISHMAEL. COVENANT BETWEEN
ABRAHAM AND ABIMELECH
8. Weaned] in his second or third year, as is usual among Orientals....
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 21
ISAAC IS BORN
V1 The *Lord had promised that he would visit Sarah. He did what he
had promised to her. V2 So Sarah became *pregnant. A son was...
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A WELL OF WATER. — Not a cistern, but a spring of living water. The
mirage in the desert so wearies the traveller, that at last he turns
in despair from what may be more truthful signs. But after her...
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וַ יִּפְקַ֤ח אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת ־עֵינֶ֔יהָ
וַ תֵּ֖
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ISHMAEL AND ISAAC
Genesis 21:1; Genesis 22:1
Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
Which things are an allegory.- Galatians 4:22.
"Abraham stretched forth his hand,...
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HAGAR AND ISHMAEL CAST OUT
Genesis 21:8
Poor Hagar! She thought that she had given Abraham his heir, but now
she found herself and her boy outcasts on the desert waste. The water
was soon spent, she...
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At last in God's 'Set time," and in spite of all natural difficulties,
the long-promised son was born. Sarah who at an earlier point had
laughed with the laughter of incredulity, now laughed with the...
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ISHMAEL WAS CAST OUT
Sarah and Abraham had a great feast when Isaac was weaned. When
Ishmael made fun of Isaac, Sarah demanded he and his mother be cast
out. Though it was against the laws of that re...
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And God (h) opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she
went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
(h) Unless God opens our eyes, we can neither see, nor use the means...
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And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to
Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear
not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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_GOD’S WELL AND MAN’S BOTTLE_
‘She saw a well; … and went and filled the bottle with water.’
Genesis 21:19
Two jealous women like Sarah and Hagar are of all beings the most
unmanageable, and this p...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 20 AND 21.
In Chapter s 20, 21 we have the question of the heir and of the path
of faith in another point of view. Abraham denies his relationship
with his wi...
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AND GOD OPENED HER EYES, AND SHE SAW A WELL OF WATER,.... Which she
saw not before; not that she was really blind and had her eyes opened,
or her sight restored, but they might be holden or restrained...
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And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went,
and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Ver. 19. _God opened her eyes, &c._] The well was there before, but
she s...
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_God heard the voice of the lad_ We read not of a word that he said;
but his sighs and groans, though not proceeding from true repentance,
but extorted from him by his pressing calamity, cried aloud i...
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1 Isaac is borne.
4 He is circumcised.
6 Sarahs ioy.
9 Hagar & Ishmael are cast forth.
15 Hagar in distresse.
17 The Angel comforteth her.
22 Abimelechs couenant with Abraham at Beer-sheba.
1 AN...
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And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and
filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. Help had been so
near at hand, but Hagar, in her own exhausted condition, h...
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ISHMAEL'S LIFE SAVED...
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NINTH SECTION
_The birth of Isaac. Ishmael’s expulsion. The Covenant of peace with
Abimelech at Beer-sheba_
GENESIS 21:1-34
1And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto
Sarah as...
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THE PROMISE FULFILLED IN ISAAC
Now the grace of God bears its most important fruit in the history of
Abraham. Sarah, at the unlikely age of 90 years, gives birth to Isaac,
at the time God Himself had...
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14-21 If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they
might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing
privileges, we forfeit them. Those who know not when they a...
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Not that her eyes were shut or blind before, but she saw not the well
before; either because it was at some distance, or because her eyes
were full of tears, and her mind distracted and heedless throu...
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And the Lord visited Sarah, as he had said, and the Lord did unto
Sarah as he had spoken." Here we have accomplished promise the blessed
fruit of patient waiting upon God. None ever waited in vain. Th...
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A SON IS BORN TO SARAH AND ANOTHER SON OF ABRAHAM IS CAST OUT (GENESIS
21:1).
The account of Yahweh's fulfilment of His promise to Abraham in the
giving of a son comes interestingly enough in the cove...
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Genesis 21
In the story of Hagar and Ishmael, we notice:
I. The outcast. As Abraham is the father of all the faithful, so the
Arab Ishmael is the father of all our outcasts. He was an impudent
boy, w...
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Genesis 21:15
In this hidden well, which Ishmael's prayer uncovered, lies many a
true lesson, if only we have the right sort of pitcher to dip and
draw.
I. How came the well to be there, just where a...
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CONTENTS: Birth of Isaac. Bondwoman and her son cast out. Abraham at
Beersheba.
CHARACTERS: Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Hagar, Ishmael, Abimelech.
CONCLUSION: Behind every promise of God is the purpose a...
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Genesis 21:3. _Isaac;_ that is, laughter or holy joy. Luke 6:21. Sarah
had once laughed through unbelief; now being ashamed of that, she
could sing with Mary, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spi...
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_God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water_
THE HIDDEN WELL DISCOVERED
In this hidden well, which Ishmael’s prayer uncovered, lies many a
true lesson, if only we have the right sort of pitche...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 21:1 In fulfillment of God’s promise,
Sarah bears Abraham a son, who is named Isaac. While Isaac takes
priority over Ishmael, God does not abandon Hagar and her son....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 21:14. Abraham rose up early in the morning.] Hence the Divine
command was given to him in the night. _Bread._ Used as a general term
for provisions. _Bottle of water._ The le...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 21:15
AND THE WATER WAS SPENT IN (literally, _from_)_ _THE BOTTLE,—so that
the wanderers became exhausted, and were in danger of fainting through
thirst—AND SHE CAST THE CHILD—a tr...
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Now the LORD visited Sarah as he had said (Genesis 21:1),
I like this.
and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken (Genesis 21:1).
I like that, "as He had said, and as He had spoken." I've got that...
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Numbers 22:31 2 Kings 6:17 Isaiah 35:5 Isaiah 35:6 Luke 24:16...
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THE BIRTH OF ISAAC
Genesis 21:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Genesis 20:1 is a chapter that is vital in many ways.
1. IT SHOWS US THAT EVEN GOD'S BEST MAY ERR THROUGH UNBELIEF. Abraham,
in fear, passed off h...