August 9, 2022 • 28 mins
Our Scripture Of The Week Is:
Psalm 25:4 KJVS
[4] Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths.
Life is a journey, not a single step. This is something David's words recognize with clarity. In this psalm he uses the word "way" four times and "path" twice. Wisely, David does not lean on his own wisdom for direction in life. Rather, he asks the Lord for guidance. His prayer honors the counsel given in Proverbs 3:5–6.
These verses state: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
Making our own plans rather than seeking and following God's plans can lead to disaster. Proverbs 14:12 insists, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death."
Similarly, the apostle James writes: "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit'—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring…Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that'" (James 4:13–15).
Our topic today is:
Hagar Flees - The Plight Of Hagar part-1
Hagar, elevated from slave to wife and now birth mother, begins to treat her mistress Sarai with contempt. Perhaps Hagar wondered what she and Abram need Sarai for. Perhaps she resented the idea that her child would belong to Sarai. In any case, the dynamic changes. Sarai's feelings about her plan change, as well. She makes it clear to Abram that she holds him responsible for this conflict!
And, she demands that he make clear that Sarai remains in authority over Hagar. Again, Abram agrees. With that approval, Sarai deals harshly with Hagar, so harshly that Hagar runs off into the wilderness alone, maybe fearful for her life. The text suggests Sarai was requesting Abram settle the question of whether Hagar was still bound under Sarai by a servant-master authority.
Sarai was the one who had given Hagar to be Abram's wife in hopes of getting a child for herself. Sarai did not, apparently, anticipate that Abram's new wife would come to look on her mistress with contempt. When Sarai came to Abram to hold him responsible for this imbalance in power, Abram gave Sarai exactly what she wanted.
He tells Sarai to do to Hagar as she pleases and makes it clear that the woman is still under Sarai's full authority. Abram might not have anticipated how harsh Sarai's response to Hagar would be.
Scripture doesn't specifically reveal all the emotions in play. Perhaps Abram was feeling guilty for agreeing to the plan in the first place.
Sarai certainly seems to be holding over his head that he "embraced" this woman, even though it was at her urging. In addition, Sarai was likely stung with grief and jealousy that another woman had so easily become the bearer of Abram's child, something she had always hoped to be. Even worse, this woman had become smug and contemptuous of her.
Whatever the feelings, Sarai seems to have unleashed them on Hagar by dealing harshly with her. Hagar ran, possibly even fearing for her life. Now pregnant and alone, Hagar escapes into the wilderness, to a spring on the road to Shur. Hagar may have been heading back to her homeland of Egypt. The "angel of the Lord" found her by that spring along a road leading back to her homeland of Egypt.
This "angel of Yahweh" may have been a theophany: God taking on a human form on earth to accomplish a specific purpose. Alternatively, this might have been some other angel or angelic being. The context and phrasing of this chapter seem to suggest this was, in fact, the Lord Himself (Genesis 16:10, 13). God, however, will not allow Hagar and her child to be discarded so easily.
He immediately identifies that he knows her, addressing her as Hagar, the servant of Sarai. He asks where she has come from and where she is going, things he likely already knows, as well.
Hagar answers honestly. She is fleeing from Sarai. The "angel of Yahweh," which seems to be the Lord Himself (Genesis 16:10, 13), will have some surprising instructions and prophecies for Hagar in the following verses.
He gives to Hagar a command and a promise. First, the angel of the Lord tells Hagar to return to Sarai and to submit to her. In the following verses, he will give her a surprising glimpse into her unborn son's future. The nation who comes from this son—Ishmael—will be influential, but marked by perpetual conflict.
Abram and Sarai's attempt to hurry God's promises will have drastic consequences for human history. After telling Hagar to return and submit to Sarai, the angel of the Lord now makes a familiar promise to this slave girl. It's familiar because it's the same promise the Lord made to Abram himself multiple times over the last few chapters.
Psalm 25:4 KJVS
[4] Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths.
Life is a journey, not a single step. This is something David's words recognize with clarity. In this psalm he uses the word "way" four times and "path" twice. Wisely, David does not lean on his own wisdom for direction in life. Rather, he asks the Lord for guidance. His prayer honors the counsel given in Proverbs 3:5–6.
These verses state: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
Making our own plans rather than seeking and following God's plans can lead to disaster. Proverbs 14:12 insists, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death."
Similarly, the apostle James writes: "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit'—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring…Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that'" (James 4:13–15).
Our topic today is:
Hagar Flees - The Plight Of Hagar part-1
Hagar, elevated from slave to wife and now birth mother, begins to treat her mistress Sarai with contempt. Perhaps Hagar wondered what she and Abram need Sarai for. Perhaps she resented the idea that her child would belong to Sarai. In any case, the dynamic changes. Sarai's feelings about her plan change, as well. She makes it clear to Abram that she holds him responsible for this conflict!
And, she demands that he make clear that Sarai remains in authority over Hagar. Again, Abram agrees. With that approval, Sarai deals harshly with Hagar, so harshly that Hagar runs off into the wilderness alone, maybe fearful for her life. The text suggests Sarai was requesting Abram settle the question of whether Hagar was still bound under Sarai by a servant-master authority.
Sarai was the one who had given Hagar to be Abram's wife in hopes of getting a child for herself. Sarai did not, apparently, anticipate that Abram's new wife would come to look on her mistress with contempt. When Sarai came to Abram to hold him responsible for this imbalance in power, Abram gave Sarai exactly what she wanted.
He tells Sarai to do to Hagar as she pleases and makes it clear that the woman is still under Sarai's full authority. Abram might not have anticipated how harsh Sarai's response to Hagar would be.
Scripture doesn't specifically reveal all the emotions in play. Perhaps Abram was feeling guilty for agreeing to the plan in the first place.
Sarai certainly seems to be holding over his head that he "embraced" this woman, even though it was at her urging. In addition, Sarai was likely stung with grief and jealousy that another woman had so easily become the bearer of Abram's child, something she had always hoped to be. Even worse, this woman had become smug and contemptuous of her.
Whatever the feelings, Sarai seems to have unleashed them on Hagar by dealing harshly with her. Hagar ran, possibly even fearing for her life. Now pregnant and alone, Hagar escapes into the wilderness, to a spring on the road to Shur. Hagar may have been heading back to her homeland of Egypt. The "angel of the Lord" found her by that spring along a road leading back to her homeland of Egypt.
This "angel of Yahweh" may have been a theophany: God taking on a human form on earth to accomplish a specific purpose. Alternatively, this might have been some other angel or angelic being. The context and phrasing of this chapter seem to suggest this was, in fact, the Lord Himself (Genesis 16:10, 13). God, however, will not allow Hagar and her child to be discarded so easily.
He immediately identifies that he knows her, addressing her as Hagar, the servant of Sarai. He asks where she has come from and where she is going, things he likely already knows, as well.
Hagar answers honestly. She is fleeing from Sarai. The "angel of Yahweh," which seems to be the Lord Himself (Genesis 16:10, 13), will have some surprising instructions and prophecies for Hagar in the following verses.
He gives to Hagar a command and a promise. First, the angel of the Lord tells Hagar to return to Sarai and to submit to her. In the following verses, he will give her a surprising glimpse into her unborn son's future. The nation who comes from this son—Ishmael—will be influential, but marked by perpetual conflict.
Abram and Sarai's attempt to hurry God's promises will have drastic consequences for human history. After telling Hagar to return and submit to Sarai, the angel of the Lord now makes a familiar promise to this slave girl. It's familiar because it's the same promise the Lord made to Abram himself multiple times over the last few chapters.
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What is the Bible? What isit worth? Basic constructions before leaving Earth.
Life is full of struggles and itis hard, but we are made
in the image of God. Lord, I have to appraise you to the
moon and back. I don't seeanything wrong with that. It's mean you
health, it's me you care,it's mean you move, It's me you
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group, it's me you touch.I love you so much. Oh my
Lord, I have to say thankyou. Open your eyes. What do
you see? Have you inventor withyour life lately? Oh? Yeah,
I have something else to say.Welcome to HBES in Dr Jane. Oh,
lordy, Lordy to God goes theglory. God goes the glory,
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the glory, glory, all right. Welcome to HBS and d w J
podcast. I am Jerry Joyce,your host. Our mission to provide the
knowledge that will train sisters and brothersin Christ, to spread God's love and
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create disciples. Our vision to shareall resources that will aid in the knowledge
necessary for the building of God's kingdom. The adversary does not know what to
do with those who possess integrity.We are not human beings on a spiritual
journey, or the contrary, weare spiritual beings on a human journey.
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With that being said, we willopen this Holy Bible study session up with
prayer. So please join in,Oh Holy Eternal Father, Son, Holy
Spirit. It is once again thatwe coming to you, as humble as
we know how, we want tosubmit and surrender ourself completely and unreservedly in
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every area of our life to you, Almighty God. Your will for us
is always for our best. LordJesus, we worship, love, cherish,
and treasure you above all. Werecognize that you alone are whether to
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receive all glory, honor, andpraise. Thank You for your continued graces
and mercies. We pray these thingsin the precious name of Jesus Christ.
Amen. All right. Our scriptureof the week is Psalm chapter twenty five,
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Verse four, King James version,Show me thy ways, old Lord,
teach me thy paths. All right. Now, life is a journey,
not a single step. This issomething David's words recognized with clarity.
In this song. He uses theword way four times and path twice.
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Wisely, David does not lean onhis own wisdom for a direction in life.
Now when I say in this Psalmhe uses the word weigh four times
and path twice. I'm not talkingabout just this verse. I'm talking about
this particular song all right now.Rather, he asks the Lord for guidance
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instead of leaning on his own wisdomfor direction in life. His prayer honors
the council given in Proverbs chapter three, verses five and six, and these
verses state, trusting the Lord withall your heart, and do not lean
on your own understanding in all yourways. Acknowledge him, and he will
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make straight your paths. Making ourown plan rather than seeking and following God's
plans, can lead to disaster.So Proverbs chapter fourteen, verse twelve insist,
there is a way that seems rightto a man, but it leads,
but its end is the way todeath. I'll read it again.
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Proverbs chapter fourteen, verse twelve insist, there is a way that seems right
to a man, but its endis the way to death, all right.
Similarly, the apostle James writes,come now, you who say today
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or tomorrow we will go into suchand such a town and spend a year
there and trade and make a profit. Yet you do not know what tomorrow
will bring. Instead, you areto say, if the Lord wills,
we will live and do this orthat. And this is all in accordance
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with James Chapter four, verses thirteenthrough fifteen. And normally the way I
said is good Lord Willing, likeif I'm talking to my brother Howard,
I would say, well, brother, I'll talk to you tomorrow, Good
Lord Willing. You know that's whatI do. But I guess you can
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do it any way according to thisscripture, be the correct way that we
ought to say it. All right, our topic today is Hagar Flees The
Plight of Hagar Part one. Allright, Hagard, elevated from slave to
wife and now birth mother, beginsto treat her mistress SARAHI with contempt.
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Perhaps Hagard wondered what she and Abramneeded SARAHI for. Perhaps she resented the
idea that her child would belong toSARAHI. In any case, the dynamic
changes. Sarahj's feelings about her planchange as well, and she makes it
clear to Abram that she holds himresponsible for this conflict, and she demands
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that he make it clear that Sarairemains in authority over Hagard. Again,
Abram agrees, okay with that approval, Sarai deals harshly with Hagard, so
harshly that Hagard runs off into thewilderness alone, maybe fearful for her life.
But the text suggests Sarah was requestingAbram settled the question of whether Hagard
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was still bound under Sarai by aservant master of authority. Sarah was the
one who had given Hagard to bewith Abram, to be Abram's wife in
hopes of getting a child for herself. SARAHI did not apparently anticipate that Abram's
new wife would come and look onher mistress with contempt. Now, when
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Sir Raix came to Uh Abram andto hold him responsible for this imbalance and
power, Abram gave SARAHI exactly whatshe wanted. She got what she asked
for, and he tells Uh SIRRIIto do to Hagard as she pleases and
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makes it clear that the woman isstill under Seviri's full authority. Now,
Abram might not have anticipated how harshCirvia's response to Hagard would be. Scripture
doesn't specifically reveal all the emotions inplay, but perhaps Abram Uh you know,
was feeling guilty for greeing to theplan, you know, to sleep
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with Hagar in the first place.I mean, we don't really know,
but then you know, speculating that'sa possibility. But Sarah certainly seems to
be holding over his head that heembraced this one tightly in his arms,
even though it was at her ownurgent. In addition, Sarai was likely
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stung with grief and jealousy that anotherwoman had so easily become the barrier of
Abram's child, something she had alwayshoped to be. Even worse, this
woman had become smug and contemptuous ofher. Whatever the feelings, SARAHI seems
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to have unleashed them on Hagard bydealing harshly with her. Hagard ran,
possibly even fearing for her life.Now pregnant and alone, Hagar escapes into
the wilderness to a spring on theroad of Sher or the road too Shere
should I say, Well, Hagardmay have been heading back to her homeland
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in Egypt, you know, Imean, that was on the way to
Egypt. But the Angel of theLord found her by that spring along the
road leading back to her homeland ofEgypt. And this Angel of Ya always
may have been a theophany, ofwhich is God taking on a human form
on the earth to accomplish a specificpurpose. But alternatively this might have been
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some other angel or angelic being.The context and phrasing of this chapter seemed
to suggest this was in fact theLord himself. According to Genesis chapter sixteen,
verses ten and thirteen, God however, will not allow Hagard and her
child to be discarded so easily.He immediately identifies that he knows her,
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addressing her as Hegard, the servantof Sarah. He asked her where she's
come from and where she is going, things he likely already knows as well.
God answers honestly, she is fleeingfrom SIRRII. The Angel of y'all
way, which seems to be theLord himself according to Genesis chapter sixteen,
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verses ten and thirteen, will havesome surprising instructions and prophecies for Hagard.
In the following verses, he givesto Hagard command and the promise. First,
the Angel of the Lord tells Hagarto return to SARAHI and to submit
to her. In the following verses, he will give her a surprising glimpse
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into her unborn son's future. Thenation who comes from this son, Ishmael,
will be influential, but marked byperpetual conflict. Abram and Sirrii's attempt
to hurry God's promises will have drasticconsequences for human history. After telling Hagard
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to return and submit to Sarah,the Angel of the Lord now makes a
familiar promise to this slave girl.It's familiar because it's the same promise the
Lord made to Abram himself multiple timesover the last few chapters, specifically that
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he this Angel of the Lord,will multiply Hagard's offspring so that they become
uncountable. Of course, only theLord himself could likely make such a promise.
This is a primary reason for mostscholars presuming that this is the Angel
of Yourweh, or that this Angelof Yourway to be a theophany the Lord
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himself into physical form. All thesame, this child is not the promised
error for Abram, and he willnot inherit the blessings which God has guaranteed
for Abram's descendants. In the followingverses, this promise is followed by a
prophecy explaining that the future is notentirely good news for Hagar and her unborn
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son Ishmael. Alright, let's seedo you have their complexion for the protection?
It is now time for our lifereflection. Alright, sir, RYI
was angry with Abram because she blamedhim for her problems with Hagar. In
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her anger, she treated Hagard harshlyenough to cause her to run away.
Pure anger, especially when it arisesfrom our own shortcomings, can be dangerous.
Hagard was soon to be an abandonedsingle mother. She had no voice,
power, or authority. Once aslave, then a woman of privilege
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carrying Abram's child, she was understandablyangry to be treated again as a slave.
But her plight led to a deeperspiritual awakening, and angel spoke to
her personally, saying that the Lordnoticed her and heard her distress. The
experience led Hagard to call God,you are the God who sees me.
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No matter how deep your troubles orhow big a mess your family is in,
God notices you and hears you,bringing good out of your desperate prayers.
Hagard was running away from her mistressand her problem. The Angel of
the Lord gave her this advice firstto return and face Sarah the cause of
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her problem, and secondly to submitto her. Hagard needed to work on
her attitude towards SARAHI, no matterhow justified it may have been, running
away from problems rarely solves them.It is wise to return to our problems,
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face them squarely, accept God's promiseof help, correct our attitudes,
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Man? It's now time to answercomments from HBS and dwch's website. Mm
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hm, it's time to answer aquestion. Well, holler for me first,
let me hear it. Huh,there we go, all right,
now, let's start off with Matthias. Matthias says, hey, thanks for
the article. It was very informativeand eye opening. I never thought about
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the whole situation from the perspective ofunbelief being the major issue. It's crazy
how things turned out with Hagar andSarah's plan not going as expected, and
it's fascinating to think about what mighthave been going through their minds during these
events. And the part about Ishmaeland his descendants being marked by conflict is
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quite intriguing. Can't wait to readmore about the unfolding of God's plan in
future articles. Keep up the goodwork. All right, Hello Matthias,
thank you for stopping by adding valueto this HBS and DWJ platform. Your
opinion on this topic is very muchappreciated, and blessings to you, my
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friend. All right, let's moveon to Jake. Jake Devin says,
wow, I found this really interesting. It sheds light on the human side
of biblical of the Biblical narrative,showing how abram Ham and several impatience led
to unexpected consequences. It's a reminderof how faith can waver and how at
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times we might take matters into ourown. The inclusion of scripture versus provides
context and depth to the story.Thanks for sharing this thought provoking piece or
excuse me, hello, Jake Devins. Thank you for stopping by again adding
value to this HBSN DWJ platform.I really appreciate you finding hegard Flees the
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plight of Hegard to be really interesting. Please feel free to continue stopping by
to add value to this HBSN DWJplatform. Your opinion on this topic is
always very much appreciated and blessings toyou, my friend. All right,
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let's move on to Angel C nineO three. Angel C nine O three
says, yes, indeed, Hegardhas a huge plight, but in the
same time she reaped what she's solet me explain myself. When she conceived
her child, she became arrogant towardsSarah and thought she was already superior to
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her, and Sarah treated her accordinglywith fire and fury. People say that
hell has no fury like a woman'sscorn, and Sarah never forgot when her
child was born, she kicked Hagarout. This is the sad reality of
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scheming and not waiting on the lord'spromises. All right, Well, hello
there, Angel see nine o three. Thanks a lot for stopping by sharing
your interest in your comment. Warmregards to you, my friend. All
right, let's move on to MacSud. Mac Sudd says, Hi,
there, I just read your articleon Hagar's plight and found it to be
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a deeply insightful ex bluration of herstory. Your analysis of her situation and
the spiritual lessons we can draw fromit is both thought provoking and enlightening.
However, I'm curious about you howyou interpret the broader implications of Hagar's story
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in the context of modern day challengesfaced by women in similar situations of distress
and marginalization. Do you see anydirect parallels or lessons that can be applied
to the society issues. Thank youfor your work and sharing these profound insights.
One regards Max Sud. All right, Hello, Max Sud, Thank
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you for stopping by and commenting onHagar Flees the plight of Hagard. It
is particularly important to understand that Hagardwas economically exploited and physically abused, a
foreigner, an outsider, a slave, and a handmade to Sarah who turned
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into her, who turned her intoa sex object. That's what Sarah did,
She turned her into a sex object. All right. Now, these
cultural norms, which it was normalback then, they help explain the story
as it unfolds, but on thehuman level, do not make it any
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less painful for Hagard, all right. But the human level of the historical
context is not the only dynamic ofHagard's story. Indeed, this isn't Hagard's
story, or it's not her storyany more than it's able Helm's story,
or any more than it's Sarah's story, because it's God's story, all right.
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The Holy Bible is the story ofhow God saves his people, and
in this chapter of that story,he makes a covenant with Abraham, which
is a binding legal promise that hewould bless Abraham with many descendants and that
through him all nations of the worldwould be blessed as well. Alright,
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So with that being said, youare welcome for my work and for the
sharing of these profound insights, andthank you for calling it that. By
the way, warm regards to youas well, my friend. Alright,
let's move on to Debbie. Debbyk I mean, Debbie says, thank
you for this very detailed story.I whole heartedly agree that the issue at
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stake here will size unwillingness to waitand Abraham not quite being the man of
faith he is meant to be.So often when we stepped it, step
in to make something happen instead ofwaiting on God to do his work,
we create problems for ourselves. I'mcurious about Ishmel being the father of the
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Arabs. I remember hearing that previously, but have since come to the understand
that it was not the case.I believe it came from Josephus, a
Jewish historian, but apparently the Korandoes not subscribe to this. I suppose
we can't know for sure either way. Anyway, you have provided a very
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detailed account of the story, andI appreciate that you also have compassion for
Hagard. She was indeed mistreated andGod very definitely had compassion on her.
Many blessings on your future endeavors online. All right, hello Debb, thanks
for stopping by. In Genesis,the identity of people groups is often traced
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back to an ancestor, and thegroup is then named after this ancestor.
All right, now, how dothe Islites fit into the pattern? Oh,
we're about to talk about it.Here we go. Get ready,
take and put your seat belt on. Genesis associates various descendants and relatives of
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Abraham with people groups. These includeAbraham's sons Ishmael for one, ancestor of
the Ishmaelites language unidentifiable, Midian ancestorof the Midianites language unidentifiable. Isaac,
father of Jacob whose name was changedto Israel is the ancestor of the Israelites
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the language family Canaan Knite, andIsaac also father of Esau, ancestor of
the Edomites language family Canaan Knit.Lot's son Lot was the son of Abraham's
cousin Heywong all Right, lots sonMoab ancestor of the Moabites language family Caitan
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all Right Lat's son Ben m beingam ancestor of the Amma Knites language family
Canaan Knite all right now, rightthere, Note that the identifiable languages associated
with groups descended from Abraham and hisnephew Lot are members of a closely related
family known in Semitic linguistics as CanaanKite languages. All right now. These
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were very similar and could have beenmutually comprehensible. All right now, the
Moabite and amma Nite languages associated withthe descendants of Lot through his two sons
are in the same group as Edamiteassociated with Esau, and Hebrew associated with
Jacob or Israel. All right now, This suggests that the Ishmaelites would have
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been speakers of a Canaanite dialect aswell as well, I guess, like
all the other branches of abram Ham'sfamily. Although Arabic is related to Canaan
Knight languages, the connection is moredistant though. There Canaan Nite languages are
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grouped together with Aramaic and am aright to form a higher level submitted subfamily
known as Northwest Submitic. Then,further back in time, this grouping,
in its turn was connected to Arabicin a subfamily known as Central Submitted.
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I hope this helps. I knowit's a lot, but if you just
you know, break it down,you know, peace by Pece, you'll
understand it better. All right now, Thanks again for stopping by, and
many blessings on your future endeavors aswell. All right, but for now
that is what hagar flee ease theplight of hey God Part one is all
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about all right now. With thatbeing said, we will close out with
prayer. Oh Lord Jehovah, ourGod who does not change, and whose
reign is all over the earth enthronedin heaven. Thank you Lord, that
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in Jesus we have the promise ofa double portion of peace. Help us
to evaluate our thoughts and develop thoughtpatterns that are stayed on you as we
practice this. Help us to rememberthat you will keep us in perfect peace
and that we do not have totry to manufacture it in any way.
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Each day we can come to youbecause we trust in you. You are
our rough, our ever lesson strength, and we can hide ourselves in in
You. In the powerful, preciousname of Jesus Christ, we pray Amen.
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Appreciate your steps in life. Theyare the reasons you can look back at
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where you came from. Why yyay, because the God goes the glory,
the glory, glory
What is the Bible? What isit worth? Basic constructions before leaving Earth.
Life is full of struggles and itis hard, but we are made
in the image of God. Lord, I have to appraise you to the
moon and back. I don't seeanything wrong with that. It's mean you
health, it's me you care,it's mean you move, It's me you
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group, it's me you touch.I love you so much. Oh my
Lord, I have to say thankyou. Open your eyes. What do
you see? Have you inventor withyour life lately? Oh? Yeah,
I have something else to say.Welcome to HBES in Dr Jane. Oh,
lordy, Lordy to God goes theglory. God goes the glory,
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the glory, glory, all right. Welcome to HBS and d w J
podcast. I am Jerry Joyce,your host. Our mission to provide the
knowledge that will train sisters and brothersin Christ, to spread God's love and
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create disciples. Our vision to shareall resources that will aid in the knowledge
necessary for the building of God's kingdom. The adversary does not know what to
do with those who possess integrity.We are not human beings on a spiritual
journey, or the contrary, weare spiritual beings on a human journey.
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With that being said, we willopen this Holy Bible study session up with
prayer. So please join in,Oh Holy Eternal Father, Son, Holy
Spirit. It is once again thatwe coming to you, as humble as
we know how, we want tosubmit and surrender ourself completely and unreservedly in
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every area of our life to you, Almighty God. Your will for us
is always for our best. LordJesus, we worship, love, cherish,
and treasure you above all. Werecognize that you alone are whether to
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receive all glory, honor, andpraise. Thank You for your continued graces
and mercies. We pray these thingsin the precious name of Jesus Christ.
Amen. All right. Our scriptureof the week is Psalm chapter twenty five,
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Verse four, King James version,Show me thy ways, old Lord,
teach me thy paths. All right. Now, life is a journey,
not a single step. This issomething David's words recognized with clarity.
In this song. He uses theword way four times and path twice.
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Wisely, David does not lean onhis own wisdom for a direction in life.
Now when I say in this Psalmhe uses the word weigh four times
and path twice. I'm not talkingabout just this verse. I'm talking about
this particular song all right now.Rather, he asks the Lord for guidance
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instead of leaning on his own wisdomfor direction in life. His prayer honors
the council given in Proverbs chapter three, verses five and six, and these
verses state, trusting the Lord withall your heart, and do not lean
on your own understanding in all yourways. Acknowledge him, and he will
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make straight your paths. Making ourown plan rather than seeking and following God's
plans, can lead to disaster.So Proverbs chapter fourteen, verse twelve insist,
there is a way that seems rightto a man, but it leads,
but its end is the way todeath. I'll read it again.
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Proverbs chapter fourteen, verse twelve insist, there is a way that seems right
to a man, but its endis the way to death, all right.
Similarly, the apostle James writes,come now, you who say today
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or tomorrow we will go into suchand such a town and spend a year
there and trade and make a profit. Yet you do not know what tomorrow
will bring. Instead, you areto say, if the Lord wills,
we will live and do this orthat. And this is all in accordance
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with James Chapter four, verses thirteenthrough fifteen. And normally the way I
said is good Lord Willing, likeif I'm talking to my brother Howard,
I would say, well, brother, I'll talk to you tomorrow, Good
Lord Willing. You know that's whatI do. But I guess you can
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do it any way according to thisscripture, be the correct way that we
ought to say it. All right, our topic today is Hagar Flees The
Plight of Hagar Part one. Allright, Hagard, elevated from slave to
wife and now birth mother, beginsto treat her mistress SARAHI with contempt.
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Perhaps Hagard wondered what she and Abramneeded SARAHI for. Perhaps she resented the
idea that her child would belong toSARAHI. In any case, the dynamic
changes. Sarahj's feelings about her planchange as well, and she makes it
clear to Abram that she holds himresponsible for this conflict, and she demands
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that he make it clear that Sarairemains in authority over Hagard. Again,
Abram agrees, okay with that approval, Sarai deals harshly with Hagard, so
harshly that Hagard runs off into thewilderness alone, maybe fearful for her life.
But the text suggests Sarah was requestingAbram settled the question of whether Hagard
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was still bound under Sarai by aservant master of authority. Sarah was the
one who had given Hagard to bewith Abram, to be Abram's wife in
hopes of getting a child for herself. SARAHI did not apparently anticipate that Abram's
new wife would come and look onher mistress with contempt. Now, when
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Sir Raix came to Uh Abram andto hold him responsible for this imbalance and
power, Abram gave SARAHI exactly whatshe wanted. She got what she asked
for, and he tells Uh SIRRIIto do to Hagard as she pleases and
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makes it clear that the woman isstill under Seviri's full authority. Now,
Abram might not have anticipated how harshCirvia's response to Hagard would be. Scripture
doesn't specifically reveal all the emotions inplay, but perhaps Abram Uh you know,
was feeling guilty for greeing to theplan, you know, to sleep
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with Hagar in the first place.I mean, we don't really know,
but then you know, speculating that'sa possibility. But Sarah certainly seems to
be holding over his head that heembraced this one tightly in his arms,
even though it was at her ownurgent. In addition, Sarai was likely
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stung with grief and jealousy that anotherwoman had so easily become the barrier of
Abram's child, something she had alwayshoped to be. Even worse, this
woman had become smug and contemptuous ofher. Whatever the feelings, SARAHI seems
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to have unleashed them on Hagard bydealing harshly with her. Hagard ran,
possibly even fearing for her life.Now pregnant and alone, Hagar escapes into
the wilderness to a spring on theroad of Sher or the road too Shere
should I say, Well, Hagardmay have been heading back to her homeland
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in Egypt, you know, Imean, that was on the way to
Egypt. But the Angel of theLord found her by that spring along the
road leading back to her homeland ofEgypt. And this Angel of Ya always
may have been a theophany, ofwhich is God taking on a human form
on the earth to accomplish a specificpurpose. But alternatively this might have been
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some other angel or angelic being.The context and phrasing of this chapter seemed
to suggest this was in fact theLord himself. According to Genesis chapter sixteen,
verses ten and thirteen, God however, will not allow Hagard and her
child to be discarded so easily.He immediately identifies that he knows her,
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addressing her as Hegard, the servantof Sarah. He asked her where she's
come from and where she is going, things he likely already knows as well.
God answers honestly, she is fleeingfrom SIRRII. The Angel of y'all
way, which seems to be theLord himself according to Genesis chapter sixteen,
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verses ten and thirteen, will havesome surprising instructions and prophecies for Hagard.
In the following verses, he givesto Hagard command and the promise. First,
the Angel of the Lord tells Hagarto return to SARAHI and to submit
to her. In the following verses, he will give her a surprising glimpse
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into her unborn son's future. Thenation who comes from this son, Ishmael,
will be influential, but marked byperpetual conflict. Abram and Sirrii's attempt
to hurry God's promises will have drasticconsequences for human history. After telling Hagard
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to return and submit to Sarah,the Angel of the Lord now makes a
familiar promise to this slave girl.It's familiar because it's the same promise the
Lord made to Abram himself multiple timesover the last few chapters, specifically that
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he this Angel of the Lord,will multiply Hagard's offspring so that they become
uncountable. Of course, only theLord himself could likely make such a promise.
This is a primary reason for mostscholars presuming that this is the Angel
of Yourweh, or that this Angelof Yourway to be a theophany the Lord
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himself into physical form. All thesame, this child is not the promised
error for Abram, and he willnot inherit the blessings which God has guaranteed
for Abram's descendants. In the followingverses, this promise is followed by a
prophecy explaining that the future is notentirely good news for Hagar and her unborn
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son Ishmael. Alright, let's seedo you have their complexion for the protection?
It is now time for our lifereflection. Alright, sir, RYI
was angry with Abram because she blamedhim for her problems with Hagar. In
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her anger, she treated Hagard harshlyenough to cause her to run away.
Pure anger, especially when it arisesfrom our own shortcomings, can be dangerous.
Hagard was soon to be an abandonedsingle mother. She had no voice,
power, or authority. Once aslave, then a woman of privilege
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carrying Abram's child, she was understandablyangry to be treated again as a slave.
But her plight led to a deeperspiritual awakening, and angel spoke to
her personally, saying that the Lordnoticed her and heard her distress. The
experience led Hagard to call God,you are the God who sees me.
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No matter how deep your troubles orhow big a mess your family is in,
God notices you and hears you,bringing good out of your desperate prayers.
Hagard was running away from her mistressand her problem. The Angel of
the Lord gave her this advice firstto return and face Sarah the cause of
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her problem, and secondly to submitto her. Hagard needed to work on
her attitude towards SARAHI, no matterhow justified it may have been, running
away from problems rarely solves them.It is wise to return to our problems,
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face them squarely, accept God's promiseof help, correct our attitudes,
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Man? It's now time to answercomments from HBS and dwch's website. Mm
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hm, it's time to answer aquestion. Well, holler for me first,
let me hear it. Huh,there we go, all right,
now, let's start off with Matthias. Matthias says, hey, thanks for
the article. It was very informativeand eye opening. I never thought about
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the whole situation from the perspective ofunbelief being the major issue. It's crazy
how things turned out with Hagar andSarah's plan not going as expected, and
it's fascinating to think about what mighthave been going through their minds during these
events. And the part about Ishmaeland his descendants being marked by conflict is
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quite intriguing. Can't wait to readmore about the unfolding of God's plan in
future articles. Keep up the goodwork. All right, Hello Matthias,
thank you for stopping by adding valueto this HBS and DWJ platform. Your
opinion on this topic is very muchappreciated, and blessings to you, my
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friend. All right, let's moveon to Jake. Jake Devin says,
wow, I found this really interesting. It sheds light on the human side
of biblical of the Biblical narrative,showing how abram Ham and several impatience led
to unexpected consequences. It's a reminderof how faith can waver and how at
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times we might take matters into ourown. The inclusion of scripture versus provides
context and depth to the story.Thanks for sharing this thought provoking piece or
excuse me, hello, Jake Devins. Thank you for stopping by again adding
value to this HBSN DWJ platform.I really appreciate you finding hegard Flees the
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plight of Hegard to be really interesting. Please feel free to continue stopping by
to add value to this HBSN DWJplatform. Your opinion on this topic is
always very much appreciated and blessings toyou, my friend. All right,
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let's move on to Angel C nineO three. Angel C nine O three
says, yes, indeed, Hegardhas a huge plight, but in the
same time she reaped what she's solet me explain myself. When she conceived
her child, she became arrogant towardsSarah and thought she was already superior to
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her, and Sarah treated her accordinglywith fire and fury. People say that
hell has no fury like a woman'sscorn, and Sarah never forgot when her
child was born, she kicked Hagarout. This is the sad reality of
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scheming and not waiting on the lord'spromises. All right, Well, hello
there, Angel see nine o three. Thanks a lot for stopping by sharing
your interest in your comment. Warmregards to you, my friend. All
right, let's move on to MacSud. Mac Sudd says, Hi,
there, I just read your articleon Hagar's plight and found it to be
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a deeply insightful ex bluration of herstory. Your analysis of her situation and
the spiritual lessons we can draw fromit is both thought provoking and enlightening.
However, I'm curious about you howyou interpret the broader implications of Hagar's story
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in the context of modern day challengesfaced by women in similar situations of distress
and marginalization. Do you see anydirect parallels or lessons that can be applied
to the society issues. Thank youfor your work and sharing these profound insights.
One regards Max Sud. All right, Hello, Max Sud, Thank
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you for stopping by and commenting onHagar Flees the plight of Hagard. It
is particularly important to understand that Hagardwas economically exploited and physically abused, a
foreigner, an outsider, a slave, and a handmade to Sarah who turned
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into her, who turned her intoa sex object. That's what Sarah did,
She turned her into a sex object. All right. Now, these
cultural norms, which it was normalback then, they help explain the story
as it unfolds, but on thehuman level, do not make it any
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less painful for Hagard, all right. But the human level of the historical
context is not the only dynamic ofHagard's story. Indeed, this isn't Hagard's
story, or it's not her storyany more than it's able Helm's story,
or any more than it's Sarah's story, because it's God's story, all right.
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The Holy Bible is the story ofhow God saves his people, and
in this chapter of that story,he makes a covenant with Abraham, which
is a binding legal promise that hewould bless Abraham with many descendants and that
through him all nations of the worldwould be blessed as well. Alright,
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So with that being said, youare welcome for my work and for the
sharing of these profound insights, andthank you for calling it that. By
the way, warm regards to youas well, my friend. Alright,
let's move on to Debbie. Debbyk I mean, Debbie says, thank
you for this very detailed story.I whole heartedly agree that the issue at
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stake here will size unwillingness to waitand Abraham not quite being the man of
faith he is meant to be.So often when we stepped it, step
in to make something happen instead ofwaiting on God to do his work,
we create problems for ourselves. I'mcurious about Ishmel being the father of the
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Arabs. I remember hearing that previously, but have since come to the understand
that it was not the case.I believe it came from Josephus, a
Jewish historian, but apparently the Korandoes not subscribe to this. I suppose
we can't know for sure either way. Anyway, you have provided a very
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detailed account of the story, andI appreciate that you also have compassion for
Hagard. She was indeed mistreated andGod very definitely had compassion on her.
Many blessings on your future endeavors online. All right, hello Debb, thanks
for stopping by. In Genesis,the identity of people groups is often traced
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back to an ancestor, and thegroup is then named after this ancestor.
All right, now, how dothe Islites fit into the pattern? Oh,
we're about to talk about it.Here we go. Get ready,
take and put your seat belt on. Genesis associates various descendants and relatives of
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Abraham with people groups. These includeAbraham's sons Ishmael for one, ancestor of
the Ishmaelites language unidentifiable, Midian ancestorof the Midianites language unidentifiable. Isaac,
father of Jacob whose name was changedto Israel is the ancestor of the Israelites
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the language family Canaan Knite, andIsaac also father of Esau, ancestor of
the Edomites language family Canaan Knit.Lot's son Lot was the son of Abraham's
cousin Heywong all Right, lots sonMoab ancestor of the Moabites language family Caitan
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all Right Lat's son Ben m beingam ancestor of the Amma Knites language family
Canaan Knite all right now, rightthere, Note that the identifiable languages associated
with groups descended from Abraham and hisnephew Lot are members of a closely related
family known in Semitic linguistics as CanaanKite languages. All right now. These
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were very similar and could have beenmutually comprehensible. All right now, the
Moabite and amma Nite languages associated withthe descendants of Lot through his two sons
are in the same group as Edamiteassociated with Esau, and Hebrew associated with
Jacob or Israel. All right now, This suggests that the Ishmaelites would have
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been speakers of a Canaanite dialect aswell as well, I guess, like
all the other branches of abram Ham'sfamily. Although Arabic is related to Canaan
Knight languages, the connection is moredistant though. There Canaan Nite languages are
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grouped together with Aramaic and am aright to form a higher level submitted subfamily
known as Northwest Submitic. Then,further back in time, this grouping,
in its turn was connected to Arabicin a subfamily known as Central Submitted.
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I hope this helps. I knowit's a lot, but if you just
you know, break it down,you know, peace by Pece, you'll
understand it better. All right now, Thanks again for stopping by, and
many blessings on your future endeavors aswell. All right, but for now
that is what hagar flee ease theplight of hey God Part one is all
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about all right now. With thatbeing said, we will close out with
prayer. Oh Lord Jehovah, ourGod who does not change, and whose
reign is all over the earth enthronedin heaven. Thank you Lord, that
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in Jesus we have the promise ofa double portion of peace. Help us
to evaluate our thoughts and develop thoughtpatterns that are stayed on you as we
practice this. Help us to rememberthat you will keep us in perfect peace
and that we do not have totry to manufacture it in any way.
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Each day we can come to youbecause we trust in you. You are
our rough, our ever lesson strength, and we can hide ourselves in in
You. In the powerful, preciousname of Jesus Christ, we pray Amen.
All right, Thank you all fortuning in. Thank you all for
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your support. HBS and DWJ iseternally grateful. Please stay tuned for the
other discussions of the show, andyou can message HBS and dwjat seven zero
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All right, remember to put Godfirst and everything else will follow.
Appreciate your steps in life. Theyare the reasons you can look back at
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where you came from. Why yyay, because the God goes the glory,
the glory, glory
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