Genesis 16:1, Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram; Genesis 16:4, Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away; Genesis 16:7, An angel commands her to return and submit herself, promises her a numerous posterity, and shows their character and condition; Genesis 16:13, Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai; Genesis 16:15, Ishmael is born; Genesis 16:16, The age of Abram.
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Genesis 16
Genesis 16 — Overview
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Genesis 16 — OverviewGenesis 16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHagar is the person mostly concerned in the story of this chapter, an
obscure Egyptian woman, whose name and story we never should have heard
of if Providence had not brought her into the family of Abram. Probably…Genesis 16 — OverviewGenesis 16 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of Abram's marrying his maid, at the instance of his wife Sarai, Ge 16:1, who, upon conceiving, despised her mistress; of which complaint is made to Abram, who leaving his maid to his wife,…Genesis 16:1-3Genesis 16:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe 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, for from the beginning it was not so; and, when it was so,
it…Genesis 16:1Genesis 16:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryNow Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children (literally, bare not to him, notwithstanding the promise; the barrenness of Sarai being introduced as the point of departure for the ensuing narrative, and emphasized as the…Genesis 16:1-6Genesis 16:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONGenesis 16:1-6Genesis 16:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe maid, the mistress, and the master.
I. HAGAR'S SINS.
1. Pride.
2. Contempt.
3. Insubordination.
4. Flight.
II. SARAI'S FAULTS.
1. Tempting her husband.
2. Excusing herself.
3. Appealing to God.
4.…
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