by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 16, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 16:9 (NKJV) ‘The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand.”’ Because of Sarai’s harsh treatment of Hagar, she ran away from her mistress but when the Angel met her, rather than have compassion and understand...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 15, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 16:5 (NKJV) ‘Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The Lord judge between you and me.”’ Sarai’s thinking and reasoning was very interesting....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 14, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 16:2 (NKJV) ‘So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.’ This seemed like a reasonable request from Sarai seeing...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 13, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:13 (NKJV) ‘Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.”‘ Before God could begin to reveal these deep secrets about the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:12 (NKJV) ‘Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.’ Remember it was Abram who was asking for more. He had been talking with God and needed additional assurance. And God initiated...
