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An Act of Despair, Not Cruelty
Commentators unanimously describe Hagar's action not as one of cruelty, but of utter despair. Believing her son was dying from thirst and exhaustion, she could no longer carry him. The term 'cast' should be understood as laying him down in anguish under a shrub to shield him from the sun in his final moments, as she could not bear to watch him die.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 21:1–34
18th Century
Theologian
מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.
חמת chêmet “bottle,…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 21:15
19th Century
Bishop
She cast the child under one of the shrubs. —The act was one of despair. Ishmael, though seventeen years of age, had not …
John Gill
On Genesis 21:15
17th Century
Pastor
And the water was spent in the bottle
It was all drank up by them, being thirsty, having wandered about some time in…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 21:14–21
17th Century
Minister
If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, w…