Genesis - Lesson 16 Distributed by: KJV Bible Studies Email: [email protected] Website: www.KjvBibleStudies.net Introduction: We continue our study on the book of Genesis this week as we cover the birth of Ishmael. I. Sarai, Abram and Hagar Gen 16:1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. Gen 16:2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. Gen 16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. Verses one and two record the plea of Sarai. She was disappointed that she had no child and loses her faith and patience with God. God had made a promise to she and Abram, and God does not fail to come through on His promises. Her handmaid, Hagar, was an Egyptian, and is a type of a person in the world. She was a slave brought back from the ill-fated trip to Egypt, recorded in Gen. 12:10-20. We remember this trip as one of those times when Abram looked to the world for sustenance rather than just trusting the Lord. Continue reading in PDF: ![]()
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