Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 16: 1-4
MEDITATION
Genesis 16:1-4
1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.
2 So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.
3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.
4 So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. God’s promise to Abram was very clear
a. He would have offspring.
b. He would have an heir.
c. There would be countless descendants in time to come.
2. Sarai’s attempt to resolve her problem of being barrena. Abram and Sarai had been childless for many years.
b. She presented Abram with a solution.
3. Sarai’s maid, Hagar would become the second wife of Abram
a. Polygamy was commonplace in those days.
b. It was legal and the offspring would become the heir.
4. Abram complied with this advice presented to him
a. Hagar soon conceived.
b. Sarai did not anticipate the problems that arose.
5. Hagar’s attitude to Sarai changed
a. Hagar was now technically the second wife of Abram, and not just a maid.
b. She was carrying Abram’s heir in her womb.
c. She despised Sarai for being barren all these years.
经文：创世记 16：1-4
沉思
《创世记 16：1-4》
1亚伯兰的妻子撒莱不给他生儿女。撒莱有一个使女，名叫夏甲，是埃及人。
2撒莱对亚伯兰说：“耶和华使我不能生育，求你和我的使女同房，或者我可以因她得孩子。” 亚伯兰听从了撒莱的话。
3于是亚伯兰的妻子撒莱将使女埃及人夏甲给了丈夫为妾，那时亚伯兰在迦南已经住了十年。
4亚伯兰与夏甲同房，夏甲就怀了孕。她见自己有孕，就小看她的主母。
在生活里有意义地应用
1．上帝赐予亚伯兰的应许是很明确的
a．他将会有子孙
b．他将会有后嗣
c．他的后裔将极其繁多
2．撒莱试图解决她不育的问题
a．亚伯兰与撒莱多年以来都没有孩子
b．她向亚伯兰提出了一个解决方法
3．撒莱的使女，夏甲将成为亚伯兰的妾
a．一夫多妻在当时是很普遍的
b．这是合法的，而生的儿子将成为后嗣
4．亚伯兰听从了这个意见
a．夏甲很快就怀孕了
b．撒莱没有预料到问题的出现
5．夏甲对撒莱的态度有所改变
a．夏甲现在已算是亚伯兰的妾，不仅是使女了
b．她身怀着亚伯兰的后嗣
c．她小看撒莱这些年来都不能生育
《创世记 16：1-4》
1亚伯兰的妻子撒莱不给他生儿女。撒莱有一个使女，名叫夏甲，是埃及人。
2撒莱对亚伯兰说：“耶和华使我不能生育，求你和我的使女同房，或者我可以因她得孩子。” 亚伯兰听从了撒莱的话。
3于是亚伯兰的妻子撒莱将使女埃及人夏甲给了丈夫为妾，那时亚伯兰在迦南已经住了十年。
4亚伯兰与夏甲同房，夏甲就怀了孕。她见自己有孕，就小看她的主母。