At a glance
- Author
- Moses, son of Amram
- Verses
- 16 / 1533 verses
- Location
- Wilderness of Shur (General Region), Beer-lahai-roi
- Date
- c. 1350-1200 BC
- Style
- Primeval History
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Genesis 16Genesis 16 Summary
The Surrogate’s Flight
A decade of silence has turned God’s promise into a biological impossibility for seventy-five-year-old Sarai. Desperate to 'build' the family God hasn't delivered, she triggers a culturally standard but emotionally volatile surrogate scheme with her Egyptian slave, Hagar. What begins as a pragmatic solution quickly devolves into domestic warfare, driving a pregnant fugitive into a lethal wilderness and forcing a confrontation with the God who watches the overlooked.
The Hinge Point
The tension between Sarai's architectural attempts to build a family and God's sovereign sight which finds the casualties of human striving.
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Reflect
- What is God showing you through “Sarai's Counsel to Abram”?
- How does this hinge point change your week: The tension between Sarai's architectural attempts to build a family and God's sovereign sight which finds the casualties of human striving?
- Where do you need His leading in your life this week?
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