---

I. THE MEANING OF HER NAME, AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE COVENANT.

II. DEFECTS IN HER CHARACTER.

1. She did not, as the Scriptures teach, avoid all appearance of evil.

(1)  At the palace of Pharaoh.

(2)  At the court of Ahimelech.

2. She did wrong in giving Hagar to be Abraham's concubine.

3. She showed a weakness of faith in laughing at the promises of God.

4. She was cruel in sending Hagar and Ishmael away from her home.

III. THE STRENGTH OF HER CHARACTER.

1. She was truly devoted to her husband, and preferred him to all others, even though kings sought to gain her.

2. She is commended for her holy life and fidelity to Abraham, and as such is an example for wifely imitation (1 Peter 3:6).

3. After all, faith was the ruling principle of her life. Doubt was only a momentary exception.

(The Homiletic Review.)

O that Ishmael might live before Thee. —

---

---

KJV: And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

WEB: God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.