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Genesis 16:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The maid, the mistress, and the master.

I. HAGAR'S SINS.

1. Pride.

2. Contempt.

3. Insubordination.

4. Flight.

II. SARAI'S FAULTS.

1. Tempting her husband.

2. Excusing herself.

3. Appealing to God.

4. Afflicting her servant.

III. ABRAM'S INFIRMITY.

1. Yielding to temptation.

2. Perpetrating injustice.

3. Acquiescing in oppression.—W.

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