"LISTEN TO HER" - Continue

 How did Abraham respond? We read: "What she said about his son was very displeasing to Abraham. He was very fond of Ishmael, and he could not see past his fatherly emotions in this issue. However, Jehovah saw the matter clearly, so he intervened. We read: "Then God said to Abraham: "Do not be displeased by what Sarah is saying to you about the boy and about your slave girl. Listen to her, for what will be called your offspring will be through Isaac." Jehovah assured Abraham that Hagar and the boy would provided for. Faithful Abraham complied. - GENESIS 21:11-14.

Sarah was a true wife to Abraham, a genuine complement. She did not merely tell her husband whatever he wanted to hear. When she saw a problem, one that mattered to the family and their future, she spoke candidly to her husband. Her directness should not be mistaken for disrespect. In fact, the apostle Peter, himself a married man, later referred her as a sterling example of a wife who showed deep respect for her husband. (1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Peter 3:5, 6) In truth, if Sarah had kept silent about this matter, she would have failed to respect Abraham, for the cost to him and the whole family might have been great indeed. Sarah lovingly said what needed to be said. 

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