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Genesis 21:15-21
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:15-21
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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:8-21Genesis 21:8-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe separation of the bondwoman's so, from the promised seed. It was necessary that this should take place for the accomplishment of the Divine plan. Human conduct is employed, as in so many other cases, as the instrume…Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:14-21Genesis 21:14-21 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIf Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, we forfeit them. Those who know not when they are well off, will be made…God's Mercy to Hagar and Ishmael. (b. c. 1892.)Genesis 21:14-21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleGOD'S MERCY TO HAGAR AND ISHMAEL. (B. C. 1892.) Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Genesis 21:14. Abraham's obedience to the divine command in this matter was speedy—e…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:15Genesis 21:15 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd the water was spent in (literally, from) the bottle,—so that the wanderers became exhausted, and were in danger of fainting through thirst—and she cast the child—a translation which certainly conveys an erroneous im…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:15-21Genesis 21:15-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryHagar and Ishmael, or the fortunes of the outcasts. I. THE LONELY WANDERERS. 1. Banished from home. Hitherto the household of Abraham had been to Hagar and her boy such a pleasant and doubtless much-prized abode; hencef…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:8-21The separation of the bondwoman's so, from the promised seed. It was necessary that this should take place for the accomplishment of the Divine plan. Human conduct is employed, as in so many other cases, as the instrume…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 21:14-21If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, we forfeit them. Those who know not when they are well off, will be made…Matthew HenrycommentaryGod's Mercy to Hagar and Ishmael. (b. c. 1892.)GOD'S MERCY TO HAGAR AND ISHMAEL. (B. C. 1892.) Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Genesis 21:14. Abraham's obedience to the divine command in this matter was speedy—e…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:15-21Hagar and Ishmael, or the fortunes of the outcasts. I. THE LONELY WANDERERS. 1. Banished from home. Hitherto the household of Abraham had been to Hagar and her boy such a pleasant and doubtless much-prized abode; hencef…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:15And the water was spent in (literally, from) the bottle,—so that the wanderers became exhausted, and were in danger of fainting through thirst—and she cast the child—a translation which certainly conveys an erroneous im…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:16And she went, and sat her down— וַתֵּשֶׁב לָהּ, the pronoun being added to the verb, as an ethical dative, to indicate that the action was of special importance to her, meaning, "she, for herself, or for her part, sat d…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:17-19God's appearance to Hagar. The greatest truths in the Bible put before us in a setting of human interest and feeling. Our hearts strangely touched by the picture of the desolate woman and the helpless child. The fatherl…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 21:17Hagar, a weary outcast. "What aileth thee, Hagar?" Hagar is sent away from Abraham's tents. In the wilderness wandering she is lost. In despair she sinks down and weeps. An angel's voice is heard inquiring, "What aileth…Joseph S. Exell and contributors