Genesis Twenty-One….(v.1-21) God's Promise Fulfilled!.
Verses 1-21….
God's timing is always right! Never too soon and never too late! God's promises are always kept, and Sarah had a son when she was 90!
We can imagine how protective Sarah was over this child….there was no way Ishmael was going to supersede him! Think of Ishmael's feelings….he was now a lad of fifteen watching this crying child come into the family. It would have made him feel sick watching his father play with him and his mother dote on him! So he took refuge in mockery and making fun of it all.
"Out!" Sarah cried, "I'll not have him teasing my little boy or sharing the inheritance with him!"
So it was with a heavy heart that Abraham heard God say, "Send them away….Isaac is the chosen son for your line. He will become a great nation. But because Ishmael is your son too, he also will become a great nation".
Then we have the story of Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness nearly dying of thirst. Hagar nearly gave up in despair until an angel spoke directly to her from heaven and showed her where there was water. We don't read that Hagar ever went back to Sarah's employ, but they must have made their home in the wilderness with other nomads there. God's promise came true, and both sons became great nations and they are still at odds with each other today.
God's promise fulfilled when Isaac was born, Leaving Ishmael out and Hagar forlorn,
Sarah said "Out! He's teasing my son, For Isaac MY child, is God's chosen one!"
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