Manipulation (June Hunt Hope For The Heart) - Plot & Excerpts
In the Bible, she is praised as a woman of inner beauty, “who obeyed Abraham and called him her master” (1 Peter 3:6). But she tarnished that inner beauty by manipulating circumstances to force God’s promise to Abraham to be fulfilled—in her timing. God had assured Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the sands of the sea. But now the couple is aged; they are still barren. Since Sarah is now well past childbearing years, she proposes a plan to be sure God’s promise is on her calendar! “Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her” (Genesis 16:2). Abraham agrees and sleeps with Hagar, who, in turn, births a son named Ishmael, a son through whom the covenant promises were never intended and would never be fulfilled. Abraham and Sarah have not yet learned that ... “The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.” (Psalm 33:11) WHAT IS Manipulation? She is 65 years old—and stunning. Since the life span of the patriarchs was twice that of people today, Sarai is doubtless in her prime, and that poses a serious threat to her husband, Abram (later called Sarah and Abraham, respectively).
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