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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 21:1

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . as = according as. said. Emphasis on "said" for our faith. spoken. Figure of speech Pleonasm ( App-6 ), for emphasis. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 21:1-7

"And Jehovah visited Sarah, as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken. And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham's son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 21:1

Genesis 21:1. Visited Sarah— Had regard to her. To visit, in Scripture, denotes the attention of Providence to execute his promises and designs, whether of good, as Genesis 50:24.Exodus 4:31; Exodus 4:31. Luk 1:68 or of evil and chastisement, as Exodus 20:5.Psalms 89:32; Psalms 89:32.Numbers 16:29; Numbers 16:29. The Chaldee has it, the Lord remembered Sarah, and the word is used in that sense, 1 Samuel 15:2. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 21:1

1. the Lord visited Sarah—The language of the historian seems designedly chosen to magnify the power of God as well as His faithfulness to His promise. It was God's grace that brought about that event, as well as the raising of spiritual children to Abraham, of which the birth of this son was typical [CALVIN]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 21:1-7

God’s provision and Abraham and Sarah’s response 21:1-7The emphasis in this brief section is on the faithfulness and power of God in keeping His promise and providing an heir miraculously through Sarah (Genesis 17:16; Genesis 18:14). Note the threefold repetition of "as He had said," "as He had promised," and "of which God had spoken" (Genesis 21:1-2). The tension of anticipation finally subsides, but only temporarily.God "visited" Sarah (Genesis 21:1, NIV), a common metaphor that describes... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 21:1-21

12. The birth of Isaac 21:1-21God proved faithful to His promise by providing Isaac. Abraham and Sarah responded with obedience and praise. Ishmael, however, became a threat to Abraham’s heir and, consequently, his father sent him away into the wilderness where God continued to provide for him and his mother. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 21:1-34

Birth of Isaac. Dismissal of Hagar and Ishmael. Covenant between Abraham and Abimelech8. Weaned] in his second or third year, as is usual among Orientals.9. Ishmael had no doubt been regarded as Abraham’s heir until the birth of Isaac. The change in his prospects may account for his conduct, which St. Paul uses to illustrate the persecution of the Christians by the Jews (Galatians 4:29). Proud of their natural descent as children of Abraham, the Jews scorned the idea that God could regard... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 21:1

XXI.BIRTH OF ISAAC, AND REJECTION OF ISHMAEL.(1) And the Lord (Jehovah) visited Sarah as he had said.—See Genesis 17:19, where it is Elohim who gives the promise. So here in Genesis 21:2 the name Elohim is interchanged with Jehovah. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 21:1-34

Sarah the Steadfast Genesis 21:0 What is that quality in the mind of Sarah which lies below all other qualities, and which subsists when others change? It may be expressed in one word steadfastness. The abiding secret of this woman's greatness is her own abidingness. I. Sarah in the romantic stage. When the scene first opens in the married life of Abraham and Sarah, they are having an experience which their romance had not bargained for the poverty of the land. For a married pair I can imagine... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Genesis 21:1-34

ISHMAEL AND ISAACGenesis 21:1-34; Genesis 22:1-24Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. Which things are an allegory.- Galatians 4:22."Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son." Genesis 22:10IN the birth of Isaac, Abraham at length sees the long-delayed fulfilment of the promise. But his trials are by no means over. He has himself introduced into his family the seeds of discord and disturbance, and speedily the fruit is borne. Ishmael,... read more

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