Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 21:1-8
Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectation as Isaac was, not for the sake of any great person eminence at which he was to arrive, but because he was to be, in this very thing, a type of Christ, that seed which the holy God had so long promised and holy men so long expected. In this account of the first days of Isaac we may observe, I. The fulfilling of God's promise in the conception and birth of Isaac, Gen. 21:1, 2. Note, God's providences look best and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 21
Chapter 21 In this chapter we have, I. Isaac, the child of promise born into Abraham's family, Gen. 21:1-8. II. Ishmael, the son of the bondwoman, cast out of it, Gen. 21:9-21. III. Abraham's league with his neighbour Abimelech, Gen. 21:23-32. IV. His devotion to his God, Gen. 21:33. Long-looked-for comes at last. The vision concerning the promised seed is for an appointed time, and now, at the end, it speaks, and does not lie. read more