Genesis 18:1-15.
Genesis 18.1-15
The Lord Promises Abraham a Son
"One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his
tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to
meet them, bowed with his face to the ground, and said, "Please come
to my home where I can serve you. I'll have some water brought, so
you can wash your feet, then you can rest under the tree. Let me get
you some food to give you strength before you leave. I would be
honored to serve you."
"Thank you very much," they answered. "We accept your offer."
Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get a
large sack of flour and make some bread." After saying this, he
rushed off to his herd of cattle and picked out one of the best
calves, which his servant quickly prepared. He then served his guests
some yogurt and milk together with the meat.
While they were eating, he stood near them under the trees, and they
asked, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
"She is right there in the tent," Abraham answered.
One of the guests was the Lord, and he said, "I'll come back about
this time next year, and when I do, Sarah will already have a son."
Sarah was behind Abraham, listening at the entrance to the tent.
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the age for
having children. So she laughed and said to herself, "Now that I am
worn out and my husband is old, will I really know such happiness?"
The Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Does she doubt that she
can have a child in her old age? I am the Lord! There is nothing too
difficult for me. I'll come back next year at the time I promised, and
Sarah will already have a son."
Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, "I didn't laugh."
"Yes, you did!" he answered."
God bless you.
The Lord Promises Abraham a Son
"One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his
tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to
meet them, bowed with his face to the ground, and said, "Please come
to my home where I can serve you. I'll have some water brought, so
you can wash your feet, then you can rest under the tree. Let me get
you some food to give you strength before you leave. I would be
honored to serve you."
"Thank you very much," they answered. "We accept your offer."
Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get a
large sack of flour and make some bread." After saying this, he
rushed off to his herd of cattle and picked out one of the best
calves, which his servant quickly prepared. He then served his guests
some yogurt and milk together with the meat.
While they were eating, he stood near them under the trees, and they
asked, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
"She is right there in the tent," Abraham answered.
One of the guests was the Lord, and he said, "I'll come back about
this time next year, and when I do, Sarah will already have a son."
Sarah was behind Abraham, listening at the entrance to the tent.
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the age for
having children. So she laughed and said to herself, "Now that I am
worn out and my husband is old, will I really know such happiness?"
The Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Does she doubt that she
can have a child in her old age? I am the Lord! There is nothing too
difficult for me. I'll come back next year at the time I promised, and
Sarah will already have a son."
Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, "I didn't laugh."
"Yes, you did!" he answered."
God bless you.
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