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New Living Translation. A Son Is Promised to Sarah. 18 The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. 2 He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby.
- Genesis 18
Genesis 18. New Living Translation. A Son Is Promised to...
- Genesis 18
Jan 4, 2022 · Sarah was 90. So Abraham and Sarah waited 25 years for the fulfillment of God’s promise. In that 25 years between the time that Abram was promised a son and the birth of Isaac, Abram and Sarah had certain ideas of how they might facilitate the keeping of the promise.
Genesis 18. New Living Translation. A Son Is Promised to Sarah. 18 The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. 2 He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby.
- God Tells Sarah She Will Have A Son
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Abraham was sitting outside at the entrance to his tent when he saw three men standing nearby. He recognized the three men as God and two of his angels. Abraham rushed to meet them and asked them if they would like to stay and eat. He asked Sarah to make some bread while he gathered some of the best meat from the herd to serve to his guests. God as...
Sarah’s laugh
In Genesis 17:19, only Abraham was told of the upcoming birth of a son. In Genesis 18, Sarah is also told. Abraham laughed when he received the news but his laugh was more in pleasure than disrespect. Sarah laughed in disbelief, doubt, and mistrust which must have been disappointing to God.
The significance of Sarah’s reaction
From A Study Guide to the Book of Genesis: Consider God’s love, patience, understanding, and compassion. Imagine Sarah’s reaction when Abraham related the experience of 17:15–21 to her. Can you hear her say, “Abraham, don’t expect me to believe that! I will have to hear that for myself. I have heard about your visions and God talking to you for the past twenty-five years and all I see is that now I live in a tent, whereas once I lived in a fine residence. Now I have nothing but uncouth Canaan...
Geographic area
The Bible says that the three men met Abraham at his tent in Mamre. Mamre is about 20 miles south of Jerusalem.
The custom of greeting strangers
The custom of greeting strangers in ancient times is well known and how strangers were greeted depended upon their superiority of the guest. If the guest was an ordinary person, they would simply rise to meet them. If the guest were a superior, they would advance to meet the guest and then bow. Abraham knew who his guests really were and respected their authority.
The LORD said, "I promise I'll come back to you next year at this time, and your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah happened to be listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him. Good News Translation
But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants. Douay-Rheims Bible
Genesis 21. International Standard Version. Isaac is Born. 21 The Lord came to Sarah, just as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the very time that God had told him.
