Genesis 21:1-8 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 21:8

Verse 8 8.And the child grew, and was weaned. Moses now begins to relate the manner in which Ishmael was rejected from the family of Abraham, in order that Isaac alone might hold the place of the lawful son and heir. It seems, indeed, at first sight, something frivolous, that Sarah, being angry about a mere nothing, should have stirred up strife in the family. But Paul teaches, that a sublime mystery is here proposed to us, concerning the perpetual state of the Church. (Galatians 4:21.) And,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:1

And the Lord —Jehovah ; not because the verse is Jehovistic (Knobel, Bleek, et alii ) , but because the promise naturally falls to be implemented by him who gave it ( vide Genesis 18:10 )— visited —remembered with love (Onkelos), ἐπισκέψατο ( LXX .; cf. Genesis 1:24 ; Exodus 4:31 ; 1 Samuel 2:21 ; Isaiah 23:17 ); though it sometimes means to approach in judgment ( vide Exodus 20:5 ; Exodus 32:34 ). Alleged to be peculiar to the Jehovist (the term used by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:1-8

The son of promise, or a young child's biography. I. THE BIRTH OF ISAAC 1. A surprising phenomenon . "Who would have said that Sarah should have suckled sons?" " Motherhood at ninety was certainly unusual, especially when conjoined with paternity at a hundred. In a world presided over by a personal Deity there must always be room for surprises. 2. A miraculous production . That the conception and birth of Isaac were due to Divine interposition—that in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:1-8

Birth, circumcision and weaning of Isaac. Here, is— I. THE FAITIIFULNESS OF JEHOVAH . "As he had spoken. At the set time." "God hath made me to laugh." II. THE FAITH OF HIS SERVANT , which was evidenced in waiting, hoping, naming the son born unto him, obeying the commandment. III. THE GIFT of God was THE REVELATION of God: his love, his power, his purpose, his patience. IV. Taken TYPICALLY , the foreshadowing of the miraculous conception, the kingdom of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:2

For Sarah conceived ,—through faith receiving strength from God for that purpose ( Hebrews 11:11 ); the fruit of the womb, in every instance God's handiwork ( Isaiah 44:2 ), being in her case a special gift of grace and product of Divine power— and bare— the usual construction ( Genesis 29:32 ; Genesis 30:5 ) is here somewhat modified by the Jehovist (Kalisch); but the clause may be compared with Genesis 30:22 , Genesis 30:23 , commonly assigned to the Elohlst— Abraham ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son —the naming of a child by its father is, according to partitionists, a peculiarity of the Elohist as distinguished from the Jehovist, who assigns that function to the mother; but vide Genesis 16:15 — that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him (the latter clause being added to distinguish him from Hagar's child), Isaac— laughter; the name appointed for him by God before his birth ( Genesis 17:19 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:4

And Abraham circumcised ( vide on Genesis 17:11 , and note at the end of that chapter) his son Isaac being eight days old (literally, a son of eight days ) , as (not only because, but in the manner in which) God had commanded him. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:5

And Abraham was an hundred years old (cf. Genesis 17:1 , Genesis 17:17 ), when his son Isaac was born unto him . Literally, at the time of bearing to him (ἐν τῷ τεκεῖν) Isaac . Thus Abraham had waited twenty-five years for the fulfillment of the promise—a remarkable instance of faith and patience ( Romans 4:20 ), as Isaac's birth was a signal display of Divine power ( Romans 4:17 ; Hebrews 11:12 ). Whether Isaac was born at Gerar or at Beersheba cannot with certitude be... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, —the spiritual elevation of her soul being indicated by the poetical form of her speech. Differing from Mary's magnificat in having been uttered after, and not before, the birth of the promised seed, the anthem of Sarah was obviously designed as a prelude to that loftier song of the Virgin (cf. Luke 1:46 ). It consists of two sentences, the first containing two, and the second three lines— God hath made me to laugh. Or, retaining the order of the Hebrew, To laugh hath... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 21:7

And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham ,— מִלֶּל , the poetic word for דּבֵּר , is introduced by מִי in order to express astonishment; the meaning being that what had happened was altogether out of the ordinary course of nature, was, in fact, God's work alone (Vatablus, Calvin, Rosenmüller, Keil, Kalisch, 'Speaker's Commentary'). Less happy are τίς ἀναγγελεῖ τῳ Ἀβραὰμ ( LXX .); quis auditurum crederet Abraham quod (Vulgate); quam fidelis est ille qui dixit Abrahamo... read more

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