In Genesis 17, when Abraham was ninety-nine years old, God appeared to Abraham and said, “Your long years of waiting is now over, you and your legal wife Sarai will be proud parents of a sons.” As normal to man who is walking toward his coming death the news is humorous that made him laugh. The age of about to be 100 years old at that time is same in ours today, it is highly impossible to happen. This is the reason why Abram laugh.
In Genesis 16–17, the narrator uses Abram’s age to indicate a break between two stories. The first story concludes by noting that “Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael” (Gen. 16:16). A new story opens in Genesis 17:1 with the words, “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to
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God eminently worshipped by Abram
(vv.19-21) IV. God extended the covenant only to Abram's true son
(vv.23-27) V. God espied the obedience of Abram in circumcision
1. Direct statements by author, or indirect statements through a character:
God appeared to Abraham and said, “You and your wife are going to be the proud parents of a son.” And the response of Abram was to fell down and laughed. Why? He and Sarai were ready to find the best place for their grave and not to prepare diaper. It was same situation to our current situation- it will be impossible for one hundred man to be father except with the option of adoption. The long discourse of God to Abram was for him to be satisfied that the Lord will fulfill His promises to him.
• God introduced Himself to Abram in the name of “I am God Almighty" or El Shaddai (v.1) in the original language that emphasizes His mightiness.
• The two characters changed their names as condition in the covenant from Abram to Abraham (v.5) and God as the El Shaddai (v.1)
• Repetition of the phrase "I will establish My covenant between Me and you (v.1 and v7) which both stated by God to Abram that indicate that God is the one initiated the
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2, 4, 7 (x2), 9, 10, 11, 13 (x2), 14, 19 (x2), 21) and it was all from the declaration of the Lord to Abram.
• Circumcise/d was used eleven times within the chapter (vv. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (x2), 23, 24, 25, 26, 27).
• Circumcision was recorded in two significant modes using significant time indicators. Having the phrase, "God said further to Abraham (v. 9)" first, we can see that it was a command given by God to Abraham (9-14). Lastly, with the phrase "Then Abraham (v. 23)" Abraham followed the command of God that resulted for him and his entire household to undergo circumcision (23-27).
- The Lord is the God Almighty or El Shaddai- The Lord appeared to Abram bearing this name for Him after the thirteen years of Abram fatherhood to Ishmael, who was not the promised child for him and Sarai. God as El-Shaddai speaks of His sufficiency for all things at all times. The Lord appeared and identified Himself to Abram after thirteen years with this name that came with the command “walk blamelessly” (v.1). The word Shaddai means one who nourishes, supplies, satisfies connected to the word El for God, best be translate as "One mighty to nourish, satisfy,
As is it recorded in the book of Genesis, Chapter 17 Verse 7, God establishes an everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendant to be their
A messenger of God comes to tell her to “return to your mistress and suffer abuse at her hand,” for if she does this God “will surely multiply your seed” (79). Hagar, an Egyptian, who has had no previous contact with God, blindly follows His instructions and returns to an abusive situation. She trusts that God will eventually provide and care for her, naming her son Ishmael or “God has heard” (79). Abraham on the other hand doubts God. Even after He has continuously promised He will multiply Abraham’s seed to be as great as the stars in the sky, Abraham and Sarah both laugh when they hear Sarah will conceive a son. When God hears Sarah’s laughter from behind a curtain He questions her and when she denies it, sternly reprimands, “Yes, you did laugh” revealing that He is always listening and making note of their doubts and fears even when He is not physically present. Although Abraham has followed God’s instructions thus far, he and his wife have revealed their doubt in His ultimate divine plan. In contrast Hagar fully accepts that a great nation will spring from her and returns back to a place of suffering in order that God’s plan might be carried
“The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the lord said, ‘I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created-people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.’ But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.”(Genesis 6:5-8)
In Genesis 16, Sarai told Abram to have a child with Hager, slave of Sarai, and Hagar conceived. However, Sarai dealt harshly with her, and then she ran away. Keep going, in Genesis 17, God made a covenant with Abram and renamed him Abraham. He renamed Sarai Sarah and promised them a son. Moreover, the god said, “You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you” (11). In my opinion, the reason why the circumciser could be a sing of covenant is cutting of flesh is kind of sacrifice because it bring a lot of pains and inconvenience. And the remaining human flesh after circumciser looks like a making offering to the god. In Genesis 21, as promised, Sarah had a son: Isaac. She had Hagar and Ishmael sent away but God preserved them. Abraham and Abimelech made a treaty. In genesis 22, I find a connection between previous chapters and today’s reading. The god tested
An example of the use of scriptural and biblical quotes or the connection of God in their writings is provided in the “Second Inaugural Address” when Abraham Lincoln states,
Abraham obeyed God by preparing wood and loading his donkey and took away Isaac and two servants with him. On reaching the place ordered by God, Abraham built an Alter and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on altar, on top of the wood and picked up the knife to kill him. Abraham was stopped by the Lord’s voice from heaven telling him, he was an obedient man who honored God. The angel of God confirmed to him how God would richly bless him and give him many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore.
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Male circumcision involves the process of amputating the foreskin so that the glans of the penis is exposed. (2:602) Nontherapeutic male circumcision has been performed over many centuries and it is an integral part of some religions and cultures. The World Health Organization reports that 30% of males globally are circumcised, with 70% of these being Muslim. (3:1) The prophet Muhammad proclaimed that all followers must circumcise their sons on day seven postpartum. Although not all Muslims follow this exactly, males are circumcised within the first 10 years of age and it is one of the factors of the customs in Islam that allow for personal hygiene. (4:76) Judaism also values circumcision as an important part of the religion. As is described in the Old Testament it is one of the prerequisites to becoming a great nation that Abraham undergoes circumcision, and that every male be circumcised on the eight day of life. (4:76) Although Jesus Christ himself was circumcised, his disciple Paul proclaimed that this act is no longer necessary, thus circumcision is no longer a part of Christianity. (4:76) In addition to religious incentives for nontherapeutic circumcision, cultur...
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