Beautiful Sarai (Claire)
Douglas R. Larson berean@brookings.net
Sat, 15 Nov 1997 18:26:42 -0600 (00879661602, 199711160023.SAA02624@serv.brookings.net)
IAN
> It is during this year that God tells Abram (first) and
> Sarai (later) that Sarai is going to have a child. Because
> Abram (now Abraham) knows that Sarai being 89 years old and
> all dried up couldn’t possibly have a baby, he laughs right
> in God’s face. (Now how could he have possibly pawned her
> off to Pharaoh as his beautiful ‘virgin’ sister knowing
> this?) Sarai also fell on her face laughing when God told
> her about the upcoming blessed event.
LARSON
Good post Ian! In fact, this is exactly what "Isaac" means "laughter."
Because of their laughter being mochery in disbelief that it was possible,
this become the name of their son. Nifty - ehh!!! Here is the Strong's
number if you're interested.
3327 Yitschaq (yits-khawk'); from 6711; laughter (i.e. mochery); Jitschak
(or Isaac), son of Abraham: KJV-- Isaac. Compare 3446.
> Anyway, that’s the story as never told to you in your Bible
> study and it just won’t take much to check it out.
Yep, it doesn't get much better than that--nice summary!
Doug Larson