Lux Domini
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

Study Helps

Interpretation

Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long promised, and holy men so long expected.

Read with

This thought runs through Genesis 21:6-8.

Glossary

Sarah Person
Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham ( Gen. 11:29 ; 20:12 ). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the mother of the promised child.
Abraham Person
Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Gen. 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises.