Abraham has heard God's promises to make him a great nation for some time. The reason Abraham and Sarah were in this situation in the first place was fear had entered in. and a very real reminder of the cost of living without faith in God” ( Walking with God, Gray & Cavins, 45).īut some things are not going to be able to be easily explained. A “not so subtle punishment for Abraham’s sin of the flesh. God renews His covenant, but now it costs Abram - somewhat deeply - with a circumcision. He restores her dignity, her confidence, and He blesses her.Īs awful as those missteps were for Abram and Sarai though, it doesn’t disqualify them. It’s so reprehensible, neither of them even calls her by name, but refers to her simply as "the maid." She’s someone who is used and dismissed by this power couple. Sarai and Abram’s treatment of Hagar is atrocious. That's a point we're going to keep coming back to. Just because something is recounted in scripture involving someone considered a hero in the bible doesn’t mean that it’s morally acceptable. Why is circumcision needed? Why - well, there’s a whole list of things we can find ourselves confused and taken aback by.Īs for the more immediate questions that often pop up especially for modern readers when delving into scripture. ![]() How could Hagar have been treated so badly by Sarai and Abram, who is held up as the giants of faith. Reading along with today's readings about Abram (now Abraham) and Sarai (now Sarah) and Job - the words that came to mind from Fr Mike's podcast - “looking for answers." The impulse, of course, is that we do want answers to a lot of things. Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick and HomeboundĭAY 8 - Genesis 16-17 Job 5-6 Proverbs 1: 20-33.Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
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