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Jan 05, 2014 / Bible Study / 4 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture
“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her” (Genesis 16:1-2).
Over a decade had passed since God told Abram he would make him a father of many nations. And Sarai, Abram’s wife was waiting impatiently. Taking matters into her own hands, she makes a suggestion to Abram that forever changes the course of events in the entire Middle East for all times.
In the legal custom of that day a barren woman could give her maid to her husband as a wife and the child born of that union was regarded as the first wife’s child. If the husband said to the slave-wife’s son, “You are my son,” then he was the adopted son and heir. So Sarai’s suggestion was unobjectionable according to the customs of that time.
Even though Abram acted on Sarai’s suggestion, he still believed what God told him. Abram believed (literally believed in) the Lord and He (God) credited it to him as righteousness. This foundational truth is repeated three times in the New Testament (Rom. 4:3; Gal. 3:6; James 2:23) to show that righteousness is imparted to us in return for faith.
Shannon hello,
I wanted to contact you and let you know that my wife and I are following your year long bible study and are really enjoying it!
Thank you so much for listen to God’s direction and doing this.
John Chandler
Hello John, thank you for reaching out. It is wonderful to know you both are enjoying the study. Blessings to you both for a great 2014.
Hi Shannon!
I just wanted to thank you for your obedience in doing these videos. I am reading through the Bible and watching the videos with 2 of my boys this year and we enjoy them SO much. I am still praying after at least 10 years to be able to bring our oldest son with special needs to homeschool along with us. I feel God has given me an answer, just like he told Abraham about his son, but am now understanding that even though he answered and I haven’t seen it happen yet doesn’t mean it won’t. God’s timing is much different and just like you said, ‘then’ didn’t mean right then. Thank you for this study as it brings us closer to God and each other this year!
Hi Jeana,
Thank you for your post today. It is so special to hear from you and that you homeschool. It is super cool to hear that the boys watch too… my cats will make an appearance from time to time. Say hi to the boys for me!