Genesis 21:: New King James Version
Isaac Is Born Genesis 21:1-8
10-10-21
Recap
Lot left Abraham
Lot’s Captivity and Rescue
God makes a promise to Abraham
Hagar and Ishmael
Abraham Bargains with God
Sodom and Gomorrah the city and destruction
Today:
Genesis 21:: New King James Version
Isaac Is Born Genesis 21:1-8
Isaac Is Born
1 And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.
4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.” 7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
8 So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Abraham and Sarah waited a long time for their promised child, but God never fails in His faithfulness.
God is faithful to keep His promises.
How long have you waited for something good?
Abraham waited 26 years from the promise to the time of the birth of Isaac is born.
LESSON TIME!
Remember, God keeps His promises.
In these eight verses, we will see the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham concerning Abraham's descendants.
God had given him a promise that He would make of him a great nation (Genesis 12:2)
and that He would make his children and their children (descendants) as the dust of the earth (Genesis 13:16).
After many years of waiting, we learned that Sarai grew impatient and told Abram to have a child by her handmaid, Hagar. Abraham listened and did what Sarah told him to do. The result was the birth of Ishmael.
This created problems for Abraham and Sarah and later on, for the Israelites and the descendants of Ishmael. Abraham, knowing the promise of God, had taken matters into his own hands.
But, Abraham’s plan to help God fulfill His promise was not God’s plan.
So, Abraham waited another 13 years, a total of 26 years. This is a long time to wait for a promise to be fulfilled. Yet, God is faithful to keep His promises. Abraham went through many trials concerning his faith.
Have you ever had your faith tested?
Has anything in your life ever seemed to be utterly impossible?
God never changes; He alone is faithful.
Remember in Genesis 9:12- 17, God put a rainbow in the sky as a promise to Noah and all the following generations that He would no longer destroy all flesh with a flood? Even today, after it rains, we can see the rainbow.
The rainbow is beautiful with the sunlight behind it, the colors smiling down God's faithful promise to us.
When the rainbow appears in front of huge, dark threatening storm clouds, God’s promise seems ever more vivid.
Is God is faithful to keep His promises?
who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
1 And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Now the Lord visited Sarah as He had said and did as He had spoken. We see that the fulfillment of the promise was all in God's time and according to His Word. Again, He had promised that He would do it, and He did.
Nothing can ever stop or hinder God's plans.
Abraham was old; Sarah was barren. But that was no problem for Almighty God.
Sometimes, His promises seem impossible to our natural minds; but His Word is sure. God had given His Word (Genesis 17:15-19, 17:21, 18:14, 21:2). He had a set time for the accomplishing of His Word and will.
No matter how hard we try to do and help God in a task, we always fail at one point or another, but God never fails. When He promises something we can count on it.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.
Abraham named his blessed son “Isaac” which means “laughter.” Do you remember back when Sarah laughed as she heard the promise that she would have a child? She could not believe it at first.
Remember a few chapters back how Abraham was in the tent door and looked up and saw 3 men and ran to them and he said my Lord and bowed himself down to them then they gave him the promise and Sarah laughed
“Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
So Isaac’s name would always remind Abraham and Sarah of God’s faithfulness.
Isaac was the child of promise.
More was said about Isaac before his birth than about any other, except the Lord Jesus.
Isaac was the promised child; his birth was a miracle because Sarah was old.
When she said in Genesis 18:13, "Shall I surely bear a child since I am old?" The answer to her was, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?"
In Luke 1:34-37, Mary asks the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?" The answer to her was, "With God, nothing shall be impossible."
4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
Abraham taking his son he so loves; and in obedience to God, circumcising him on the eighth day.
Is God faithful to keep His promises?
6 And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.” 7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Here we see Sarah laughing. Her laughter is no longer doubt, but the laughter of wonder and joy at God’s miracle.
We read in Hebrews 11:11, "Through faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive, and was delivered of a child when she was past age because she had judged him faithful who had promised..."
All of us experience the struggle inside our hearts between doubt and faith.
Doubt is unbelief.
Sarah did. Yet, we see her mentioned in Hebrews 11 The chapter of faith.
Who could guess what is another promise God gave us through Jesus Christ?
Who can say John 3:16 by heart?
He sent His only Son to die for us.
We have been given great promises, and we can rely on them.
8 So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Isaac grew and was weaned, a time when he would need meat in addition to milk, this marked his growth.
We are “spiritual babies" when we are first born again into God’s family. We are dependant upon the milk of the Word (1 Peter 2:2).
As we grow in Jesus, we are ready for "solid food" (Hebrews 5:14), the meat of the word.
Abraham and Sarah waited a long time for their promised child, but God never fails in His faithfulness.
MEMORY VERSE
PSALM 89:1 “I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.”
Pray
Prayer of Thanksgiving!
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