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Selected Verse: Genesis 18:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 18:12 |
King James |
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Therefore Sarah laughed within herself--Long delay seems to have weakened faith. Sarah treated the announcement as incredible, and when taxed with the silent sneer, she added falsehood to distrust. It was an aggravated offense (Act 5:4), and nothing but grace saved her (Rom 9:18). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Sarah laughed within herself - It was not a laughter of faith, like Abraham's, Gen 17:17, but a laughter of doubting and distrust. The great objection which Sarah could not get over was her age. I am waxed old, and past child - bearing in a course of nature, especially having been hitherto barren, and which magnifies the difficulty, My lord is old also. Observe here, That Sarah calls Abraham her lord, and the Holy Ghost takes notice of it to her honour, and recommends it to the imitation of all Christian wives, Pe1 3:6. Sarah obeyed Abraham calling him lord, in token of respect and subjection. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Sarah laughed - Partly through pleasure at the bare idea of the possibility of the thing, and partly from a conviction that it was extremely improbable. She appears to have been in the same spirit, and to have had the same feelings of those who, unexpectedly hearing of something of great consequence to themselves, smile and say, "The news is too good to be true;", see Gen 21:6. There is a case very similar to this mentioned Psa 126:1, Psa 126:2. On Abraham's laughing, See note on Gen 17:17. |
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
1 A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.