There are perhaps a surprising number of highly relevant themes that can be gleaned and discussed from this chapter about what seems to be a highly foreign situation: a childless couple seeking a child by having the man sleep with the wife's servant girl.
Running ahead of God's timing, marriage, polygamy, the nature of human sexuality, and even the identity of the true spiritual children of Abraham are all highly relevant topics to develop out of Genesis Chapter 16.
But perhaps the most important topic in the immediate context, and the most important topic to discuss within American culture, is the topic of submission to God-given, legitimately delegated authority, even legitimate authorities who are acting harshly.
This topic must be addressed with care, though it should not be ignored. There is much to say, and ditches on both sides of the issue to fall into, as there often are, but one Scriptural reality that especially American Christians need to internalize is that God does not love rebels simply for the sake of being rebels.
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Greg earned his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Dec. 2021. He also holds a B.A. in Mathematics (UVA), an M.A. in Music Composition (UVA), and an M.S. in Meteorology (PSU).
Greg is passionate about digging into the deep truths of Scripture and then...
