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Genesis — Capítulo 16

Genesis is the book of beginnings—of the universe and of humanity, of sin and its catastrophic effects, and of God’s plan to restore blessing to the world through his chosen people. God began his plan when he called Abraham and made a covenant with him. Genesis traces God’s promised blessings from generation to generation, to the time of bondage and the need for redemption from Egypt. It lays t…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Sarai mujer de Abram no le daba hijos; y ella tenía una sierva egipcia, que se llamaba Agar.

2Dijo entonces Sarai a Abram: Ya ves que Jehová me ha hecho estéril; te ruego, pues, que te llegues a mi sierva; quizá tendré hijos de ella. Y atendió Abram al ruego de Sarai.

3Y Sarai mujer de Abram tomó a Agar su sierva egipcia, al cabo de diez años que había habitado Abram en la tierra de Canaán, y la dio por mujer a Abram su marido.

4Y él se llegó a Agar, la cual concibió; y cuando vio que había concebido, miraba con desprecio a su señora.

5Entonces Sarai dijo a Abram: Mi afrenta sea sobre ti; yo te di mi sierva por mujer, y viéndose encinta, me mira con desprecio; juzgue Jehová entre tú y yo.

6Y respondió Abram a Sarai: He aquí, tu sierva está en tu mano; haz con ella lo que bien te parezca. Y como Sarai la afligía, ella huyó de su presencia.

7Y la halló el ángel de Jehová junto a una fuente de agua en el desierto, junto a la fuente que está en el camino de Shur.

8Y le dijo: Agar, sierva de Sarai, ¿de dónde vienes tú, y a dónde vas? Y ella respondió: Huyo de delante de Sarai mi señora.

9Y le dijo el ángel de Jehová: Vuélvete a tu señora, y ponte sumisa bajo su mano.

10Le dijo también el ángel de Jehová: Multiplicaré tanto tu descendencia, que no podrá ser contada a causa de la multitud.

11Además le dijo el ángel de Jehová: He aquí que has concebido, y darás a luz un hijo, y llamarás su nombre Ismael, porque Jehová ha oído tu aflicción.

12Y él será hombre fiero; su mano será contra todos, y la mano de todos contra él, y delante de todos sus hermanos habitará.

13Entonces llamó el nombre de Jehová que con ella hablaba: Tú eres Dios que ve; porque dijo: ¿No he visto también aquí al que me ve?

14Por lo cual llamó al pozo: Pozo del Viviente-que-me-ve. He aquí está entre Cades y Bered.

15Y Agar dio a luz un hijo a Abram, y llamó Abram el nombre del hijo que le dio Agar, Ismael.

16Era Abram de edad de ochenta y seis años, cuando Agar dio a luz a Ismael.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 16:1-16 While waiting for their promised son to be born, Abram and Sarai attempted an alternate p…

16:1-16 While waiting for their promised son to be born, Abram and Sarai attempted an alternate plan that was not in keeping with faith. 16:1-3 Abram and Sarai faced the tension of her being barren and beyond childbearing years. By custom, a barren woman could give her servant to her husband as a slave-wife; the child born to that union was considered the wife’s child and could be adopted as the heir. Sarai’s suggestion, unobjectionable by custom, set a problematic human plan in motion. God’s promises would be fulfilled by faith.

Versículo 4

II. 16:4-6 Perhaps Hagar expected to become the favored wife instead of Sarai (cp. Prov 30:21-23).

16:4-6 Perhaps Hagar expected to become the favored wife instead of Sarai (cp. Prov 30:21-23).

Versículo 7

III. 16:7 The angel of the Lord was the Lord himself (16:13; 21:17; 22:11-12; 31:11-13; 48:16; Exod 3:…

16:7 The angel of the Lord was the Lord himself (16:13; 21:17; 22:11-12; 31:11-13; 48:16; Exod 3:2; 32:34; Judg 6:11, 16, 22; 13:22-23; Zech 3:1-2) but was also distinct from the Lord (Gen 24:7; 2 Sam 24:16; Zech 1:12). The angel of the Lord was probably a theophany (a manifestation of God) or a Christophany (an appearance of the pre-incarnate Messiah; see Gen 18:1-2; 19:1; Num 22:22; Judg 2:1-4; 5:23; Zech 12:8), speaking with the authority of the Lord himself.

Versículo 8

IV. 16:8-12 The angel’s rhetorical questions encouraged Hagar to pour out her heart to God. When she …

16:8-12 The angel’s rhetorical questions encouraged Hagar to pour out her heart to God. When she did, God commanded her to return and submit (16:9), promising that her son would have innumerable descendants. The angel of the Lord never referred to Hagar as Abram’s wife, only as Sarai’s servant. She would have Abram’s child, but Ishmael was not central to God’s covenant with Abram.

Versículo 10

V. 16:10-12 Hagar’s son would become the father of a great but wild and hostile nation living in the…

16:10-12 Hagar’s son would become the father of a great but wild and hostile nation living in the Arabian Desert as perennial enemies of Israel (cp. 25:18). God blessed Ishmael as Abram’s descendant, but not as the line chosen to carry on the covenant. That blessing was reserved for Abram’s chosen heir.

Versículo 11

VI. 16:11 Names in Genesis often capture the message of a passage and aid the remembrance of the even…

16:11 Names in Genesis often capture the message of a passage and aid the remembrance of the events and their significance in the history of the faith. The name Ishmael, which means “God hears,” commemorates that the Lord . . . heard Hagar’s cry of distress (see also study note on 16:14-15). This name would have greatly comforted Hagar; God listened to her prayers and acknowledged her complaint.

Versículo 13

VII. 16:13 Hagar responded to God’s messages by faith, in her words and in her obedience. • the God wh…

16:13 Hagar responded to God’s messages by faith, in her words and in her obedience. • the God who sees me: God knew Hagar’s plight and watched over her.

Versículo 14

VIII. 16:14-15 The names Beer-lahai-roi, which means “well of the Living One who sees me,” and Ishmael …

16:14-15 The names Beer-lahai-roi, which means “well of the Living One who sees me,” and Ishmael (see 16:11) were a message and a rebuke for Abram and Sarai. God sees affliction and hears the cries of those in need. Sarai and Abram should have prayed rather than taking the fulfillment of the promise into their own hands by following social custom (cp. 25:21). Giving children to the barren woman is God’s work (Ps 113:9; cp. 1 Sam 1:1-28; Luke 1:1-25); impossible difficulties cannot be resolved by human intervention. The Lord hears the afflicted, sees them in their need, and will miraculously provide for them.

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