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God said to Abraham, "Don`t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.
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God's Will in Family Conflict
Commentators explain that God commanded Abraham to heed Sarah's demand, not because her motives were perfect, but to fulfill His divine plan. God used this painful family situation to separate and protect the line of promise through Isaac. This shows how God can sovereignly work through difficult human interactions to accomplish His ultimate purposes, even when it's grievous to us.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.
חמת chêmet “bottle,…
19th Century
Anglican
In Isaac shall thy seed be called —Hebrew, in Isaac there shall be called to you a seed: that is, the s…
16th Century
Protestant
In all that Sarah hath said unto thee. I have just said that although God used the ministry of Sarah in such a great matter, it was still …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said to Abraham Either by an articulate voice, or by an impulse on his mind, suggesting to him what he should do,…
Let us not overlook how this family matter instructs us not to rest in outward privileges or in our own deeds. And let us seek the blessings of the…
