Gênesis 16

Gênesis 16

Genesis 16:1 Commentary Genesis 16:2 Commentary Genesis 16:3 Commentary Genesis 16:4 Commentary Genesis 16:5 Commentary Genesis 16:6 Commentary Genesis 16:7 Commentary Genesis 16:8 Commentary Genesis 16:9 Commentary Genesis 16:10 Commentary Genesis 16:11 Commentary Genesis 16:12 Commentary Genesis 16:13 Commentary Genesis 16:14 Commentary Genesis 16:15 Commentary Genesis 16:16 Commentary cChart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Summary Chart of The Book of Genesis Focus Foundation Events (Four Events) (Events Predominant) Foundation People (Four People) (People Predominant) Divisions Creation (Ge 1-2) Fall (Ge 3-5) Flood (Ge 6-9) Nations (Ge 10-12) Abraham's Faith (Ge 12-24) Isaac's Family (Ge 25-26) Jacob's Conflicts (Ge 27-36) Joseph's Calamity (Ge 37-50) Topics Beginning of the Human Race (Race As A Whole) Beginning of the Hebrew Race (Family of Abraham) Faithfulness of Mankind (Noah) Faithfulness of One Man's Family (Abraham) Historical Biographical Place Eastward From Eden to Ur Westward From Canaan to Egypt Time ~2000+ Years (20% of Genesis) (~4004-2090BC) About 300 Years 193 Yr in Canaan, 93 Yr in Egypt (80% of Genesis) (2090-1804BC) Primeval History of Humanity Patriarchal History of Israel Author Moses BEGINNINGS Ge 1:1-25 - The Universe (Everything) Ge 1:26-2:25 - The Human Race Ge 3:1-7 - Sin Enters the World Ge 3:8-24- God Promises Redemption from Bondage to Sin Ge 4:1-15 - Family Life Ge 4:16ff - Civilization Ge 10:1-11:32 - The Nations of the World Ge 12:1ff - The Story of Israel and the Jews Abraham believed God (Gal 3:6+, Ge 15:5,6+) John Phillips' Outline of Genesis 16 The Pawning of Faith (Ge 16:1–16) 1. The Test of the Silence of God (16:1–6) 1. Abram’s Double Mind (16:1–4) 1. The Problem (16:1) 2. The Proposal (16:2–3) 3. The Price (16:4) 2. Sarai’s Deceitful Heart (16:5–6) 1. Her Untamed Tongue (16:5) 2. Her Untamed Temper (16:6) 3. Hagar’s Defiant Will (16:6) 2. The Truth of the Sovereignty of God (16:7–16) 1. The Revelation to Hagar (16:7–12) 1. The Coming of the Omnipresent One: A Revelation of Grace (16:7–8) 2. The Command of the Omnipotent One: A Revelation of Government (16:9) 3. The Comfort of the Omniscient One: A Revelation of Greatness (16:10–12) 1. Promise (16:10–11) 2. Prophecy (16:12) 2. The Response by Hagar (16:13–16) 1. Her Verbal Expression of Faith (16:13–14) 2. Her Vital Expression of Faith (16:15–16) Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. bare: Ge 15:2,3 21:10,12 25:21 Judges 13:2 Lu 1:7,36 Egyptian: Ge 12:16 21:9,21 name: Ga 4:24, Agar Genesis 16 Resources - Multiple sermons and commentaries BARREN SARAI'S SITUATION Paul Apple sums up Genesis 16 asking "So what is God communicating in this text?" (1) Don’t give in to the temptations of: Presumption (look at the scheming of Sarah = playing God) and Passivity (look at how Abram fails to take the leadership in his home) Abraham is not as mature in the faith as we might expect him to be at this point (2) Don’t turn and run when the pressure is on or imagine that you are outside the scope of God’s deliverance and mercy – story of Hagar Whenever we try to play God, we make a mess of things, but God can show mercy. Steven Cole introduces this chapter - There are few joys in this life that compare to a harmonious family life. The late Dr. M. R. De Haan said, “The nearest thing to heaven on earth is a happy Christian home.” At the same time, few things in this world are as stressful as a home filled with strife. Solomon, with his 1,000 wives and concubines, must have known what he was talking about when he wrote, “It is better to live in a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman” (Prov. 25:24). (Why We Have Family Problems - Genesis 16:1-6) Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar - This is another parenthetical statement by Moses. Abram ("exalted father") was not living up to his name, his wife had been unable to become pregnant after some 10 years of trying and he had been promised a descendant, in fact as many as the dust of the earth (Ge 13:16+)! There was not much "dust" in the Abram and Sarai household -- "clean as a whistle," as they say! It is notable that not once in Genesis 16:1-6 do we see Sarai or Abram consult God. That generally bodes ill for what follows! Notice also that God does not intervene to stop Abram. Why not? A simple answer is that Abram did not ask His advice. God won’t step in and prevent His children from making some serious mistakes if they don’t seek Him. -- Steven Cole NET NOTE - The Hebrew term שִׁפְחָה (shifkhah, translated “servant” here (MAID in the NAS) and in Ge 16:2, 3, 5, 6, 8) refers to a menial female servant. The story illustrates the limits of Abram’s faith as he tries to obtain a son through social custom. The barrenness of Sarai poses a challenge to Abram’s faith, just as the famine did in chap. 12. As in chap. 12, an Egyptian figures prominently. (Perhaps Hagar was obtained as a slave during Abram’s stay in Egypt.) R Kent Hughes entitles Genesis 16 "Shortcutting Faith" noting that this is the "first marital triangle in biblical history. Here we have the multiplication of rejection, anger, hurt, jealousy, and vicious cruelty. Life complicated itself exponentially, and there was no resolution." (BORROW Genesis: Beginning and Blessing page 236) Bob