Genesis 16:1-16
The Birth of Ishmael
16:1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
16:2 So Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” Abram did what Sarai told him.
16:3 So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.
16:4 He had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.
16:5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “You have brought this wrong on me! I allowed my servant to have sexual relations with you, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the Lord judge between you and me!”
16:6 Abram said to Sarai, “Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
16:7 The Lord’s angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur.
16:8 He said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai.”
16:9 Then the Lord’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.
16:10 I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the Lord’s angel added, “so that they will be too numerous to count.”
16:11 Then the Lord’s angel said to her,
“You are now pregnant
and are about to give birth to a son.
You are to name him Ishmael,
for the Lord has heard your painful groans.
16:12 He will be a wild donkey of a man.
He will be hostile to everyone,
and everyone will be hostile to him.
He will live away from his brothers.”
16:13 So Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen one who sees me!”
16:14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. (It is located between Kadesh and Bered.)
16:15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.
16:16 (Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)
Genesis 29:18
29:18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with
Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”
Genesis 35:5
35:5 and they started on their journey.
The surrounding cities were afraid of God,
and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
Psalms 146:8
146:8 The Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up all who are bent over.
The Lord loves the godly.
Matthew 11:5
11:5 The blind see, the
lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
Luke 24:45
24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,
John 9:39
9:39 Jesus
said,]
“For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight,
and the ones who see may become blind.”
Acts 26:18
26:18 to open their eyes so that they turn
from darkness to light and from the power
of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share
among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Acts 26:2
26:2 “Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,
Colossians 4:6
4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
Ephesians 1:17-18
1:17 I pray that
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation
in your growing knowledge of him,
1:18 – since the eyes of your
heart have been enlightened
– so that you may know what is the hope of his calling,
what is the wealth of his glorious
inheritance in the saints,
Revelation 3:18
3:18 take my advice
and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me
white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness
will not be exposed, and buy eye salve
to put on your eyes so you can see!