My Ishmael

Sarah, the Evil Mistress Although Hagar flaunts her pregnancy with Abraham in the face of Sarah who is barren, Sarah is ultimately responsible for generating trouble in Abraham’s household. Through Sarah’s decision to give Hagar to Abraham, Sarah’s jealousy and anger towards Hagar’s reaction to conception, and also Sarah’s harsh treatment of Hagar, we are able to understand why Sarah is truly the one accountable for the negative circumstances throughout her relationship with Hagar. Initially

Do this not only to good and kind masters but also to those who are harsh.” I still wonder why the Lord requests her to endure this mistreatment. Verses nine and ten remind me of a couple reoccurring themes from the bible which may help answer some my questions. The first theme concerns God promising many descendants to those who trust in him. Perhaps many descendants embody the greatest reward of this time. The second theme of this passage deals with God uplifting and supporting the marginalized

running from Sarah | Hagar and Ishmael are promised innumerable descendants | Ishmael’s approaching birth | Emphasis is on Abraham again violating God’s promise | Genesis 17:2 “Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.” | Abraham | Lord appears to Abraham when he is 90 years old | Promise of descendants | Abraham is 90 years old | Emphasis is on walking faithfully and blamelessly | Genesis 17:4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the

birth to Ishmael, Abraham’s first born. After this, God opens Sarah’s womb and she is able to have a child, Isaac. (Gen. 21) Sarah then has Ishmael and Hagar sent away because she wants Isaac to receive the full inheritance by himself. But God promises Abraham that a nation will be made from Ishmael as well as Isaac. (Gen. 21) This shows that God favors the oppressed, especially since he takes care of Hagar and Ishmael while they are in the wilderness. (Tamez, 13) By sending Ishmael out into the

with his servant Haggar as a surrogate. Haggar did bare a child named Ishmael, but Sarah grew to despise Haggar and her child for gifting Abraham with what she could not. As time past, Sarah gave birth to Isaac, the miracle child, and God decided Isaac would receive his covenant and subsequently Ishmael and Haggar were banished as outcasts. In the first line of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Ishmael utters the words “Call me Ishmael” (pg. 18) immediately categorizing himself as an outcast. He does not

eference: Addressed To: Circumstance Under which It was reiterated: “Ingredients” Which compose the covenant: Development In the book of Genesis: Any change in Content or Emphasis: Genesis 12:1- Now the Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people, and your father`s household and go to the land I will show you.” Abraham God`s call for Abraham to Canaan. Abraham moved from Haran to Canaan-land. Started with a call from God to Abraham. There is emphasis put on faith as God`s call to Abraham

Reference: Addressed To: Circumstance Under Which it was Reiterated: “Ingredients” Which compose the Covenant: Development in the Book of Genesis: Any Change in Content or Emphasis: Genesis 12:1- Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee: Abraham God’s call for Abraham to move from Haran to Canaan. Abraham moved from Haran to Canaan--land. Started with a call from God to Abraham. There is emphasis

number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Abraham believed God. In Genesis 16, In her desperation to have a child through Abraham, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave her Egyptian maidservant Hagar to her husband saying, "Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Hagar bore Abram

THEOLOGICAL CENTRE FOR ASIA ROMANS 9:6-13 AN EXEGETICAL PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR CHUL WOO LEE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF BNT524 CONTEMPORARY HERMENEUTICS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION     1 OVERVIEW OF ROMANS 9-11     1 TRANSLATION OF ROMANS 9:6-13     3 INNER TEXTURE     4 Repetitive Texture and Pattern     4

mother, as he would be the one to care for her in her old age. The story of Sarah and Hagar demonstrates the motives and power of women in this regard. Sarah, unable to have children, tells Abraham, “The Lord has prevented me from bearing children; go to my slave girl [Hagar]; it may be that I shall obtain children by her”. As was customary during the time, Sarah could use Hagar as a surrogate so Abraham may have a son but any children would be considered Sarah’s as Hagar is considered to be her property