When we read the story of Abraham, and Sarah, and Hagar we usually only look at it from the side of Abraham and secondarily Sarah. But the story really opens up when we look at it from the perspective of the female slave Hagar. Hagar's body was used by Abraham and Sarah for the sole purpose of producing a son. The outcome, according to the scriptures, was that Hagar mocked Sarah (Gen 21:9).
When we normally look at this scripture, we emphasize that the problem of disbelief can cause many problems for humanity. And that is true. This story demonstrates that a wrong decision can cause much strife for many years. Sometimes we do even worse and put down Hagar for "mocking Sarah."
When we normally look at this scripture, we emphasize that the problem of disbelief can cause many problems for humanity. And that is true. This story demonstrates that a wrong decision can cause much strife for many years. Sometimes we do even worse and put down Hagar for "mocking Sarah."