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    THE BIBLICAL WOMEN

    SARAH, THE SUBMISSIVE WIFE


    Verse To Memorize
    “And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea,I will bless her, and she shall be a
    mother of nations;kings of people shall be of her.”
    Genesis 17:16
    INTRODUCTION
    Submission is not an easy thing to do. A child must submit to his parents; a student to his
    teacher; an employee to his manager; and a wife to her husband. Ephesians 5:22
    declares that wives should submit themselves to their husbands, unto the Lord. They
    should be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands (Titus
    2:5). Throughout Sarah’s life, she practiced and practically lived on this principle.
    Because of her beauty, there were times she was not introduced by Abraham as his wife,
    yet, she never opened her mouth to contradict him.

    MESSAGE
    A. Sarah, the Barren
    Genesis 16 gives us an account of Sarah’s barren estate. Unlike Hannah who resorted to
    God for her barren womb (1 Samuel 1:9-11), Sarah losing all hope that she would bear
    Abraham a child, asked him to take her maid Hagar. When Hagar conceived, Sarah was
    despised in her eyes. Sarah realized her greatest mistake.

    B. Sarah, the Doubtful


    The promise of a seed was given to Abraham and Sarah when they were old and stricken
    in age (Gen. 18:10-12). Upon hearing what the Lord said, Sarah laughed within herself
    and the Lord rebuked her on the spot (Gen. 18:12-15). Nothing is impossible with God.
    Believers have to learn this truth early to prevent so much pains and heartaches in life.

    C. Sarah, the Blessed


    1. Her name was changed. The Lord made a covenant with Abraham that He will make
    him the father of many nations (Gen. 17:4). This promise was given to him when he was
    99 years old (Gen. 17:1). Together with this was the blessing given to Sarah, his wife—
    that she shall be a mother of nations and kings of people shall be of her. Sarai’s name
    was changed to Sarah (Gen. 17:15).
    2. She was given a promise. Mary was given the promise that she shall conceive and
    bring forth the Son of the Highest (Luke 1:30-32). Likewise, Sarah was also given a
    promise to be a mother of nations and bear Abraham a son, Isaac, with whom the Lord
    will establish His everlasting covenant (Gen. 17:19).
    3. She was called a free woman. In Galatians 4:22-23, we can see an allegory of Sarah
    and Hagar.
    An allegory is a figure of speech which extends a metaphor (implicit comparison) through
    an entire narrative so that objects, persons and actions in the text are equated with
    meanings that lie outside the text. In these verses, the bond woman refers to Hagar and
    the free woman to Sarah.
    D. Sarah, the Faithful
    Aside from Rahab, the other woman mentioned in Hebrew’s Hall of Faith was Sarah
    (Heb. 11:11). By faith, she was able to conceive and deliver Isaac despite her age.

    CONCLUSION
    The blessing given to Sarah was the result of her choice to follow Abraham
    wholeheartedly. She even called him, “my Lord” (Gen. 18:12) showing her full respect
    and submission to him. Christian wives should follow Sarah’s example. If they obey their
    husbands as unto the Lord, God would surely bless their obedience and give them the
    desires of their hearts in accordance to His will.

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