N.B. All JUNE
posts are excerpts from All the Women of the Bible
I did NOT author this
post. Because the piece is so good, I am STILL PROCESSING it myself. One of the
lessons illustrated here is that even the strongest Believers falter - in their
faith, in their decision-making. Sarah was a godly woman who had seen Yahweh
miraculously perform multiple times in her life. Yet, she stumbled at the
promise she wanted to see fulfilled more than anything else she had ever hoped
for in her life - having a baby with her husband, Abraham. Perhaps growing
tired of the 25 year wait after receiving God's word about having that son or
perhaps trying to comprehend how she could now conceive since she was already
ninety years old, Sarah's despondency catapulted her to the actions you
must read below:
The Folly of Sarah
We have already seen that
Sarah’s folly had its root in unbelief. She was impatient, and wanted the
promised child without delay. Her unbelief became contagious for “Abraham
hearkened unto her voice.” The pious phrases she uttered were worthless. “The
Lord judge” (16:5). She should have appealed for judgment to the Lord before
she took the wrong step. She was a godly woman (Hebrews 11:11), but fell into
the meshes of unbelief. With distrust there came dishonor. She confessed “my wrong,”
but Hagar was the real sufferer, and Sarah’s sin bore bitter fruit, for when
she gave Hagar to Abraham, she originated a rivalry which has run in the
keenest animosity through the ages, and which oceans of blood have not
quenched.
- Still Processing
(see HAGAR III for more about the fallout Sarah's act of desperation continues to have on her descendants)
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