Genesis 16:8 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 16:7-9

Here is the first mention we have in scripture of an angel's appearance. Hagar was a type of the law, which was given by the disposition of angels; but the world to come is not put in subjection to them, Heb. 2:5. Observe, I. How the angel arrested her in her flight, Gen. 16:7. It should seem, she was making towards her own country; for she was in the way to Shur, which lay towards Egypt. It were well if our afflictions would make us think of our home, the better country. But Hagar was now out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 16:8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid ,.... He calls her by her name, which might surprise her, and describes her by her character and condition, in order to check her pride, and put her in mind of her duty to her mistress; and to suggest to her, that she ought to have been not where she was, but in the house of her mistress, and doing her service: whence camest thou ? this question the angel asked, not as ignorant, for he that could call her by her name, and describe her character and state,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 16:8

Hagar, Sarai's maid - This mode of address is used to show her that she was known, and to remind her that she was the property of another. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 16:8

Verse 8 8.And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid. By the use of this epithet, the angel declares, that she still remained a servant, though she had escaped the hands of her mistress; because liberty is not to be obtained by stealth, nor by flight, but by manumission. Moreover, by this expression, God shows that he approves of civil government, and that the violation of it is inexcusable. The condition of servitude was then hard; and thanks are to be given to the Lord, that this barbarity has been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:1-16

Hagar. The history of Hagar has its two sides—that which is turned towards God and illustrates Divine grace, that which is turned towards man and illustrates human infirmity and sinfulness. Jehovah brought forth compassionate bestowments of revelation and promise out of his people's errors. Abram and Sarah both sinned. Hagar sinned. The angel of the Lord, representative of the continuous gracious revelation of Jehovah as a covenant God, appeared in the cloud of family sorrow, drawing once... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:7-13

Glimpses of the Godhead. 1. Divine condescension. God visits men as the angel visited Hagar. 2. Divine omniscience. God knows men as the angel knew Hagar. 3. Divine compassion. God pities and comforts men as the angel did Hagar. 4. Divine wisdom. God instructs men as the angel directed Hagar. 5. Divine grace. God pardons and accepts men as the angel did Hagar.— W . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid . Declining to recognize her marriage with the patriarch, the angel reminds her of her original position as a bondwoman, from which liberty was not to be obtained by flight, but by manumission. Whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go! And she maid, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai . "Her answer testifies to the oppression she had experienced, but also to the voice of her own conscience" (Lange). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:8

God pleading with wanderers. "Hagar , Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go?" She knew not, cared not. Undisciplined, smarting under effects of her own willfulness ( Genesis 16:4 ), she thought only of escaping pain—a type of those weary, yet unconverted (cf. Jeremiah 51:13 ; Jeremiah 5:3 ). But God saw her. The Shepherd sought her (cf. Genesis 3:9 ; Luke 15:9 ). Though not of the chosen race, and having no claim upon his care, of his own mercy he calls her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 16:1-16

- The Birth of Ishmael1. הנר hāgār, Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed.7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger, angel.” A deputy commissioned to discharge a certain duty for the principal whom he represents. As the most usual task is that of bearing messages, commands, or tidings, he is commonly called a “messenger” ἄγγελος angelos). The word is therefore a term of office, and does not further distinguish the office-bearer than as an intelligent being. Hence, a מלאך mal'ak may be a man... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 16:8-9

Genesis 16:8-9 . And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid 1st, This was to check her pride. Though she was Abram’s wife, yet he calls her Sarai’s maid, to humble her. 2d, It was a rebuke to her flight. Sarai’s maid ought to be in Sarai’s tent, and not wandering in the wilderness. Whence camest thou? Consider that thou art running away both from the duty thou wast bound to, and the privileges thou wast blest with, in Abram’s tent. She said, I flee from the face of my mistress She acknowledges... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 16:7-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 16:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 16:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 16:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 16:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 16:1-16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 16:8-9

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