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Sarah was approximately 65 years old when Abraham obeyed [[God]]’s command and left Haran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A4&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:4 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+17%3A17&version=NIV |title=Genesis 17:17 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref> | Sarah was approximately 65 years old when Abraham obeyed [[God]]’s command and left Haran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A4&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:4 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+17%3A17&version=NIV |title=Genesis 17:17 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref> | ||
A severe famine in Canaan, however, forced them to temporarily relocate to Egypt. While they were there, Abraham told others that Sarah was his sister, fearing that if it | A severe famine in Canaan, however, forced them to temporarily relocate to Egypt. While they were there, Abraham told others that Sarah was his sister, fearing that if it were known she was his wife, he would be in danger because of her beauty. As a result, Pharaoh took her into his palace but released her after suffering God’s punishment. Sarah and Abraham then returned to Canaan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+12%3A13-20&version=NIV |title=Genesis 12:13–20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
===Conflict Between Sarah and Hagar=== | ===Conflict Between Sarah and Hagar=== | ||
God promised Abraham that he would have descendants,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 15:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> but Sarah, even at the age of 75, was unable to bear children. So, she gave her Egyptian maidservant [[Hagar]] to Abraham as a concubine, hoping to have a child through her. After Hagar conceived Abraham’s child, she began to despise Sarah. In response, Sarah mistreated Hagar, prompting her to flee into the wilderness. Following the angel’s instruction in the wilderness, Hagar returned to Sarah, sought her forgiveness, and later gave birth to Ishmael.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https:// | God promised Abraham that he would have descendants,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 15:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> but Sarah, even at the age of 75, was unable to bear children. So, she gave her Egyptian maidservant [[Hagar]] to Abraham as a concubine, hoping to have a child through her. After Hagar conceived Abraham’s child, she began to despise Sarah. In response, Sarah mistreated Hagar, prompting her to flee into the wilderness. Following the angel’s instruction in the wilderness, Hagar returned to Sarah, sought her forgiveness, and later gave birth to Ishmael.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis 16 |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2016&version=NIV |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
===God’s Blessing to Sarah=== | ===God’s Blessing to Sarah=== | ||
God, who promised Abraham numerous descendants, changed his name from “Abram” to “Abraham” (meaning “father of many nations”) and Sarah’s name from “Sarai” to “Sarah” (meaning “queen” or “mistress”). God blessed Sarah with the promise that she would bear Abraham’s son and become the mother of nations. As Sarah approached the age of 90, Abraham expressed his intent to designate Ishmael, Hagar’s son, as his heir. However, God reaffirmed His promise, declaring that Sarah would bear a son in about a year and instructed him to name him Isaac (meaning “laughter”). God also declared that He would establish an everlasting covenant with Isaac.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https:// | God, who promised Abraham numerous descendants, changed his name from “Abram” to “Abraham” (meaning “father of many nations”) and Sarah’s name from “Sarai” to “Sarah” (meaning “queen” or “mistress”). God blessed Sarah with the promise that she would bear Abraham’s son and become the mother of nations. As Sarah approached the age of 90, Abraham expressed his intent to designate Ishmael, Hagar’s son, as his heir. However, God reaffirmed His promise, declaring that Sarah would bear a son in about a year and instructed him to name him Isaac (meaning “laughter”). God also declared that He would establish an everlasting covenant with Isaac.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis 17 |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017&version=NIV |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
Later, when God appeared in the form of a man accompanied by two [[Angel|angels]], Abraham welcomed them and urgently asked Sarah to prepare food. God ate the food Abraham had served Him and He blessed him, saying, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. Upon hearing God’s words at the entrance to the tent, Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” Knowing Sarah’s thoughts, God said, “Is anything too hard for the [[Jehovah|LORD]]?” and once again promised her a son.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18%3A1-15&version=NIV |title=Genesis 18:1–15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Later, when God appeared in the form of a man accompanied by two [[Angel|angels]], Abraham welcomed them and urgently asked Sarah to prepare food. God ate the food Abraham had served Him and He blessed him, saying, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. Upon hearing God’s words at the entrance to the tent, Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” Knowing Sarah’s thoughts, God said, “Is anything too hard for the [[Jehovah|LORD]]?” and once again promised her a son.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18%3A1-15&version=NIV |title=Genesis 18:1–15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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{{quote5|내용=For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise. These things are being taken figuratively: The '''women represent two covenants'''. One covenant '''is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar'''. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the '''Jerusalem that is above''' is '''free, and she is our mother'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%204%3A21%E2%80%9326&version=NIV Galatians 4:21–26]}} | {{quote5|내용=For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise. These things are being taken figuratively: The '''women represent two covenants'''. One covenant '''is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar'''. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the '''Jerusalem that is above''' is '''free, and she is our mother'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%204%3A21%E2%80%9326&version=NIV Galatians 4:21–26]}} | ||
Abraham’s two sons were Ishmael and Isaac, born to Hagar, the slave woman, and Sarah, the free woman, respectively. Since it is written, “These women represent two covenants,” Hagar symbolizes the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]] (Old Testament), while Sarah symbolizes the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] (New Testament). | Abraham’s two sons were Ishmael and Isaac, born to Hagar, the slave woman, and Sarah, the free woman, respectively. Since it is written, “These women represent two covenants,” Hagar symbolizes the [[The Old Covenant|old covenant]] (Old Testament), while Sarah symbolizes the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] (New Testament). | ||
Ishmael, the son of the slave woman Hagar, was Abraham’s [[firstborn]], but he did not receive the inheritance. Isaac, the son of the free woman Sarah, inherited Abraham’s legacy. Just as in the [[history of Abraham’s family]], it is not the flawed old covenant, but the perfect new covenant established by [[Christ]] that grants one the inheritance of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+8%3A7-13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 8:7–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Apostle Paul testified that those in the new covenant are like Isaac, who was born through God’s promise, and that the [[Children of Promise|children of promise]] have the [[New Jerusalem|heavenly Jerusalem]], a free woman, that is, our Mother.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A28-31&version=NIV |title=Galatians 4:28–31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Ishmael, the son of the slave woman Hagar, was Abraham’s [[firstborn]], but he did not receive the inheritance. Isaac, the son of the free woman Sarah, inherited Abraham’s legacy. Just as in the [[history of Abraham’s family]], it is not the flawed old covenant, but the perfect new covenant established by [[Christ]] that grants one the inheritance of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+8%3A7-13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 8:7–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Apostle Paul testified that those in the new covenant are like Isaac, who was born through God’s promise, and that the [[Children of Promise|children of promise]] have the [[New Jerusalem|heavenly Jerusalem]], a free woman, that is, our Mother.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A28-31&version=NIV |title=Galatians 4:28–31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]] | *[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]] | ||
*[[History of Abraham’s Family]] | *[[The History of Abraham’s Family]] | ||
*[[Abraham]] | *[[Abraham]] | ||
*[[Isaac]] | *[[Isaac]] | ||