14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-21)Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Gen. 21:14. Abraham’s obedience to the divine command in this matter was speedy— early in the morning , we may suppose immediately after he had, in the night’s visions, received orders to do this. It was also submissive; it was contrary to his judgment, at least to his own inclination, to do it; yet as soon as h…
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