Genesis 21 – On Promises, Partings & Peace

Outline:

I.    A  Promise Fulfilled  (Verses 1-7)

A. The happy birth

B. The holy God we serve

II.   A  Parting of the Ways, in a Family  (Verses 8-21)

A. The Actual Goodbye

B. The “Allegorical” Sense (Galatians)

C. The Applications  (“El Roi”)

III.  A  Peace, Finally Negotiated (Verses 22-34)

A. The righting of a previous wrong

B. The relationship healed

C. In all our change, God remains faithful to His promises (“El Olam”)