🕊️ Genesis 16

Genesis 16 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”” Genesis 16 opens with these words: “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” The line to keep is Genesis 16:1: “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” Carry the word “sarai” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Genesis 16:1: “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Genesis 16? Then try this: Read “Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.