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Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken.
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God's Perfect Faithfulness
All the commentators agree that the repetition in this verse—"as he had said" and "as he had spoken"—is intentional. It powerfully underscores God's absolute faithfulness. Even when a promise seems impossible due to human limitations, like Sarah's advanced age, God fulfills His word precisely at the time He has appointed.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.
חמת chêmet “bottle,…
19th Century
Anglican
And the Lord (Jehovah) visited Sarah as he had said. —See Genesis 17:19, where it is Elohim who gives th…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord visited Sarah. In this chapter not only is the nativity of Isaac related, but because, in his very birth, God has set before …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said To Abraham, (Genesis 17:16Genesis 17:19[Reference Genes…
Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed whom the holy G…
