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She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
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God's Unbelievable Faithfulness
Commentators explain that Sarah's rhetorical question, "Who would have said...?" highlights the sheer impossibility of her situation. The birth of Isaac was so far beyond human expectation that it could only be a divine miracle. This serves as a powerful reminder that God is faithful to His promises, even when they seem unbelievable to us (Henry, Calvin, Barnes).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.
חמת chêmet “bottle,…
19th Century
Anglican
God has made me to laugh. —Sarah’s laugh was one of mingled emotions. Joy was uppermost in her mind, but women do not lau…
16th Century
Protestant
Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? I understand the future tense is used here for the subjuncti…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she said, who would have said unto Abraham No one a year ago could ever have thought of such a thing, much less …
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…