Genesis 21
Read the entire chapter then think about these questions.
- What does it mean to you that “the Lord visited Sarah”? What personal lessons can you learn from that verse? Read 1 Pet. 5:7 to go along with it.
- What does verse 2 tell you about God?
- Read verse 3,4. What do you see as traits of Abraham?
- If you had to wait until you were 100 for God to answer your prayers, would you hang in there with God, no matter what?
- How did Sarah feel now that she got her wish? Verse 6. Should our feelings be joyful before answers to prayer as well as after? Why or why not.
- What was Sarah’s attitude towards Abraham now? Verse 7. Does your attitude towards others change as a result positive things in your life or as a result of negative things?
- What family struggles do you notice in this chapter?
- What spiritual principle does the birth of Sarah’s child prove is true?
- What kind of situation did Abraham find himself in?
- What was Isaac’s experience like in this chapter?
- What was Ismael’s experience like in this chapter?
- What was the experience of Hagar in this chapter?
- Who do you relate to the most: Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Isaac, Ismael?
- How did God treat Hagar?
- How did He treat Ismael?
- What did you learn about God from this chapter?
- What kind of attitude did Abimelech have towards Abraham?
- What agreement did they make? How do you think that it helped Abraham?
- If God were to ask you the question that he asked Hagar in verse 17, what would you say?
- What do you would be God’s answer to your response?
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