What does Genesis 16:4 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes."
- The Birth of Ishmael 1. הנר _hāgār_, Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. 7. מלאך _mal'ak_ “messenger, angel.” A deputy commissioned to discharge a certain duty for the principal whom...
CHAPTER 16 ABRAHAM AND HAGAR _ 1. Sarai's suggestion (Genesis 16:1)_ 2. Abram's action (Genesis 16:4) 3. Sarai and Hagar (Genesis 16:5) 4. Hagar in the wilderness (Genesis 16:7) 5. The birth of I...
Sarah has no children, so she hits on a plan of which we have other examples (Genesis 30:3; Genesis 30:9). She hands over Hagar to Abraham, that the maid may compensate for the deficiency of her mistr...
Hagar and her Flight into the Desert. (J, P.) 1. _handmaid_ or "maidservant," as in Genesis 12:16. The wife generally had a female slave, who was her own property, and not under the husband's control...
PART TWENTY-NINE THE STORY OF ABRAHAM: THE SON OF THE BONDWOMAN (Genesis 16:1-16) 1. _The Biblical Account._ 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, who...
_AND HE WENT IN UNTO HAGAR, AND SHE CONCEIVED: AND WHEN SHE SAW THAT SHE HAD CONCEIVED, HER MISTRESS WAS DESPISED IN HER EYES._ Her mistress was despised in her eyes. Sarai was the first to reap the...
THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED WITH THE BIRTH OF ISHMAEL 1, 2. Abraham was now eighty-five years old, Sarah was seventy-five, and the promise of an heir seemed no nearer fulfilment. Despairing of offspr...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 16 SARAI AND HER MAID HAGAR V1 Sarai, who was Abram’s wife, had no children. She had an Egyptian maid, whose name was Hagar. V2 Sarai said to Abra...
HER MISTRESS WAS DESPISED. — Hagar, we are told in Genesis 16:3, was to be, not Abram’s concubine, but his wife. She was to be Sarai’s representative, and though now she would hold the highest place i...
וַ יָּבֹ֥א אֶל ־הָגָ֖ר וַ תַּ֑הַר וַ תֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וַ תֵּקַ֥ל גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ בְּ...
BIRTH OF ISHMAEL Genesis 16:1 IN this unpretending chapter we have laid bare to us the origin of one of the most striking facts in the history of religion: namely, that from the one person of Abram h...
ABRAM'S SON ISHMAEL Genesis 16:1 Poor Hagar! What contrasts met in her life! Bought in an Egyptian slave-mart, but destined to be the mother of a great people! She is not the last to suffer from the...
The previous story makes it evident that the principle of faith is the true philosophy of life. It builds on God and is satisfied with Him. It thus becomes the source of all righteousness. Faith, ther...
PLANNING FOR GOD Like so many after her, Sarai ran out of patience. She thought of a plan to achieve the end God had in mind. In the land of the Chaldees, a woman who could not bear children could gi...
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was (c) despised in her eyes. (c) This punishment declares what they gain if they attempt any thing...
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. I pause here to remark, that this is the first account we meet with in the Bible of th...
We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
4._Her mistress was despised in her eyes_. Here Moses relates that the punishment of excessive precipitancy quickly followed. The chief blame, indeed, rested with Sarai; yet because Abram had proved h...
Abram seeking, at Sarah's instigation, to anticipate the will of God and the accomplishment of the promise in its time, we have the covenant of the law in Hagar, the source of distress and disquietude...
AND HE WENT IN UNTO HAGAR, AND SHE CONCEIVED,.... The formality of the marriage being over, he enjoyed her as his wife, and she immediately conceived by him: AND WHEN SHE SAW THAT SHE HAD CONCEIVED;...
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. Ver. 4. _Her mistress was despised in her eyes._] Heb., _Allevata est, si...
_Her mistress was despised in her eyes_ Thus began the ill consequences of Abram's marriage to Hagar: much mischief it made presently. Hagar no sooner perceives herself with child, but she looks scorn...
1 Sarai, being barren, giueth Hagar to Abram. 4 Hagar being afflicted for despising her mistresse, runneth away. 7 An Angel sendeth her backe to submit her selfe, 11 and telleth her of her child....
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. The plan of Sarai to which Abram had consented was decidedly human and did...
FIFTH SECTION _Abram’s Concession to Sarai’s Impatience. Abram and Hagar. Hagar’s Flight. The Angel of the Lord. Hagar’s Return, and Ishmael’s Birth_ GENESIS 16:1-16 1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife [in th...
HUMAN EFFORT TO ACCOMPLISH GOD'S PROMISE Though Abram was a man of faith, Sarai his wife had not borne children, and she weakened his faith by making a mere fleshly suggestion that he should use Sara...
4-6 Abram's unhappy marriage to Hagar very soon made a great deal of mischief. We may thank ourselves for the guilt and grief that follow us, when we go out of the way of our duty. See it in this case...
For barrenness in itself was a reproach, and especially to Sarai, who seemed to be a person rejected by God, as one whom he would not honour with being the mother of that Seed; and Hagar being suddenl...
Here we find unbelief casting its dark shadow across the spirit of Abraham, and again turning him aside, for a season, from the path of simple, happy confidence in God. "And Sarai said unto Abram, Beh...
Genesis 16:4 in H935 (H8799) Hagar H1904 conceived H2029 (H8799) saw H7200 (H8799) conceived H2029 (H8804) mistress H1404 despised H7043 (H8799) eyes H5869 her mistress - 1 Samuel 1:6-8; 2 Samuel 6:16...
‘And he went in to Hagar and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived her mistress was of little account in her eyes.' The plan was successful. But Hagar was an Egyptian and not brought...
CONTENTS: Birth of Ishmael. CHARACTERS: Sarah, Abram, Hagar, Angel, Ishmael. CONCLUSION: The moment the believer takes his eyes away from God's promises he is ready for mean devices of unbelief whic...
Genesis 16:1. God had promised Abraham a son, but had not said that he should be born of Sarah. Hence his wife having no hope in herself, almost compelled him to receive Hagar to his bed, not consider...
_When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyed_ THE EVILS OF ABOLISHING SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS I. THOSE WHO ARE SUDDENLY RAISED IN THE SOCIAL SCALE ARE TEMPTED TO PRIDE AND...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 16:1 Sarai seeks to resolve the problem of her barrenness by having her maidservant, Hagar, bear a child on her behalf. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img")...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 16:4_ THE EVILS OF ABOLISHING SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS By the elevation of Hagar from the condition of a bond-servant to that of a wife, her relation to Abram’...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 16:1 NOW SARAI ABRAM'S WIFE BARE HIM NO CHILDREN (literally, _bare not to him, _notwithstanding the promise; the barrenness of Sarai being introduced as the point of departure for...
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in...
her mistress. 1 Samuel 1:6 2 Samuel 6:16 Proverbs 30:20 Proverbs 30:21 Proverbs 30:23 1 Corinthians 4:6 1 Corinthians 13:4 1 Corinthians 13:5...
We have here the ill consequences of Abram's marriage to Hagar: a deal of mischief it made presently. Hagar no sooner perceives herself with child, but she looks scornfully upon her mistress; upbraids...