1 Abram's wife Sarai had borne him no children. She had, however, an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
2 Sarai said to Abram: "The LORD has kept me from bearing children. Have intercourse, then, with my maid; perhaps I shall have sons through her." Abram heeded Sarai's request.
3 Thus, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, his wife Sarai took her maid, Hagar the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his concubine.
4 He had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant. When she became aware of her pregnancy, she looked on her mistress with disdain.
5 So Sarai said to Abram: "You are responsible for this outrage against me. I myself gave my maid to your embrace; but ever since she became aware of her pregnancy, she has been looking on me with disdain. May the LORD decide between you and me!"
6 Abram told Sarai: "Your maid is in your power. Do to her whatever you please." Sarai then abused her so much that Hagar ran away from her.
7 The LORD'S messenger found her by a spring in the wilderness, the spring on the road to Shur,
8 and he asked, "Hagar, maid of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress, Sarai."
9 But the LORD'S messenger told her: "Go back to your mistress and submit to her abusive treatment.
10 I will make your descendants so numerous," added the LORD'S messenger, "that they will be too many to count.
11 Besides," the LORD'S messenger said to her: "You are now pregnant and shall bear a son; you shall name him Ishmael, For the LORD has heard you, God has answered you.
12 He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against everyone, and everyone's hand against him; In opposition to all his kin shall he encamp."
13 To the LORD who spoke to her she gave a name, saying, "You are the God of Vision"; she meant, "Have I really seen God and remained alive after my vision?"
14 That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi. It is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore him Ishmael.
16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.
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Genesis 16 deals with the story of Sarai, wife of Abram, who could not get pregnant and decided to offer his Egyptian servant, Hagar, to have a child in his place. Hagar became pregnant with Abram, but then was mistreated by Sarai and fled to the desert. The chapter addresses topics such as impatience, lack of confidence in God and the consequences of impulsive choices. Below are five verses related to these themes, in order of proximity to the chapter:
Psalm 37:7: "Rest in the Lord and wait for Him with patience; don't be bored with the success of others, nor with those who make up evil." This verse talks about the importance of patience and trust in God, rather than being frustrated by the prosperity of others or trying to solve things on their own.
Proverbs 14:29: "Who is patient has great understanding, but who is impulsive shows foolish." This verse highlights the wisdom of patience in contrast to the foolishness of impulsive choices, such as those Sarai made by offering Hagar to Abram.
1 Peter 5:7: "Lancone all his anxiety about him, because he takes care of you." This verse encourages Christians to trust God and give their concerns to Him, instead of trying to deal with them alone, as Sarai did by making the decision to offer Hagar Abrão.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord of all your heart and do not support yourself in your own understanding; recognize the Lord in all your ways, and He will straighten your paths." This verse talks about the importance of trusting God and recognizing Him in all areas of life, rather than depending only on their own understanding, as Sarai did when trying to solve the problem of infertility with his own solution.
Isaiah 40:31: "But those who await the Lord renew their strength. They fly loudly as eagles; they run and do not exhausted, walk and not get tired." This verse talks about the force that comes from trusting God and waiting in him, instead of hurrying and trying to solve things on his own, as Sarai did by offering Hagar to Abram.
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