“So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Abramwas eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.”— Genesis 16:15–16 (NKJV) The Long Wait and the Quiet TemptationAt the close of Genesis 16, roughly a year passes between the tension of verse one and thebirth of Ishmael. In...Read More