Tag: Hagar
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Genesis 21: The Birth Of Isaac
More family drama ensues when Isaac is weaned and this time, Hagar is sent packing for good. But who is it who appears to her in the wilderness? And what does her journey foreshadow? Sources: Swedenborg, E. (2002, February). Spiritual Meaning of Hundred. Bible Meanings. http://www.biblemeanings.info/Words/Number/Hundred.htm Speiser, E. A. (1964). Birth of Isaac And Expulsion…
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Genesis 16: Abram And Hagar
Abram and Sarai resort to some pretty awful actions in order to get their son that God promised, which results in a pregnant slave girl on the run. The first half of the chapter should reveal how we deal with disappointment and the second half should reveal how we respond to God when he asks…
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