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Michael Abraham
Michael Abraham
Published on 14 February 2020 | 0 min read

Genesis 16 – February 14th, 2020

Observation

What does it say?

  1. Read Genesis 16
  2. What does the author tell us about Sarai?
  3. What does the author tell us about Hagar?
    1. What is their relationship to one another?
  4. What does Sarai tell Abram to do in v. 2?
    1. How does Abram respond?
  5. What happened to Hagar after this in v. 4?
    1. How does Sarai respond?
  6. How does Abram respond to the situation in v. 6?
  7. What does Hagar do and where does she go?
    1. Who meets Hagar and what do they say?
    2. What promise is made to Hagar?
  8. What does Abram call his son?

INTERPRETATION

What does it mean?

  1. Summarize the passage in one sentence.
  2. Why does Sarai offer her servant to Abram?
  3. Why does Abram listening to Sarai allude to from earlier in Genesis?
  4. Does God use Ishmael to fulfill his promise to Abram? Why or why not?

APPLICATION

How should it change us?

  1. What sin did Sarai and Abram commit in this passage, and how are you in danger of committing a similar sin?
  2. How does the passage reveal God's compassion? How does it encourage you to be compassionate?
  3. Sing The King in All His Beauty to God and to one another

Genesis 16 – February 14th, 2020

Observation

What does it say?

  1. Read Genesis 16
  2. What does the author tell us about Sarai?
  3. What does the author tell us about Hagar?
    1. What is their relationship to one another?
  4. What does Sarai tell Abram to do in v. 2?
    1. How does Abram respond?
  5. What happened to Hagar after this in v. 4?
    1. How does Sarai respond?
  6. How does Abram respond to the situation in v. 6?
  7. What does Hagar do and where does she go?
    1. Who meets Hagar and what do they say?
    2. What promise is made to Hagar?
  8. What does Abram call his son?

INTERPRETATION

What does it mean?

  1. Summarize the passage in one sentence.
  2. Why does Sarai offer her servant to Abram?
  3. Why does Abram listening to Sarai allude to from earlier in Genesis?
  4. Does God use Ishmael to fulfill his promise to Abram? Why or why not?

APPLICATION

How should it change us?

  1. What sin did Sarai and Abram commit in this passage, and how are you in danger of committing a similar sin?
  2. How does the passage reveal God's compassion? How does it encourage you to be compassionate?
  3. Sing The King in All His Beauty to God and to one another

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