Read: Gen 18-21:7
I wonder what Eliezer thought about Abram having sons and taking his inheritance? Eliezer’s name means “God is help”. He is such a great picture of the Helper, the Holy Spirit. He didn’t seem to be jealous that he didn’t receive the inheritance. He was the same Eliezer that Abraham sent to find a wife for Isaac. He prayed that God would send him to the right woman. He honored his master and his master’s son like family. That is just what the Holy Spirit does in the trinity. He honors the Father and the Son and does whatever they need done.
In the covenant that God made with Abraham he used every type of sacrifice that the Old Testament uses to represent Jesus. The priest offered the heifer and the poorest offered the pigeon. God gave Abram the future of his descendants for the next 400 years.
It seems like one of our greatest struggles in walking with God is waiting for his timing. Sarah couldn’t wait so she produced Ishmael through Hagar. I wonder how many “Ishmael’s” I have produced in my haste to perform God’s Word. Patience is a hard lesson to learn, and learn, and learn.
No matter how they dishonored God and got ahead of his timing, God still chose to use Abram and appeared to him again and this time upped the ante. Instead of making him a father of a nation he covenanted to make him the father of many nations. He also gave him a name-change to Abraham. So, now every time anyone said his name they were confirming with their mouths Abraham’s destiny. God also gave him a visible sign of circumcision. On that very day, Abraham circumcised his whole household.
Sarai got a new name also: Sarah. Her name now means “princess” because she was royalty. She would also have a son. God closed the womb of Abimelech’s family to protect Sarah from becoming another of his wives when Abraham wouldn’t protect her. The funny thing is, Abraham left 1,000 pieces of silver richer.
Finally, God visited Sarah and she had her son when Abraham was 100 years old.
Lord, with you nothing is impossible!
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