Genesis 16:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. ”

Genesis 16:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Birth of Ishmael 1. 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 pri...
Genesis 16:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, (e) Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. (e) God rejects no estate of people in their misery, but sends them comfort.
Genesis 16:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Sarah has no children, so she hits on a plan of which we have other examples ( Genesis 30:3 ; Genesis 30:9 ). She hands over Hagar to Abraham, that the maid may compensate for the deficiency of her...
Genesis 16:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Genesis 16:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. Return to thy mistress, and, submit thyself under her hands. The counsel was given in kind...
Genesis 16:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Circumstances connected with the Birth of Ishmael 1, 2. Abraham was now eighty-five years old, Sarah was seventy-five, and the promise of an heir seemed no nearer fulfilment. Despairing of off...
Genesis 16:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Submit thyself. — Heb., humble thyself. It is the verb translated dealt hardly in Genesis 16:6 . The angel therefore commands her to take the position which Sarai was forcing upon her; and by...
Genesis 16:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BIRTH OF ISHMAEL Genesis 16:1-16 IN this unpretending chapter we have laid bare to us the origin of one of the most striking facts in the history of religion: namely, that from the one person o...
Genesis 16:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Abram's Son Ishmael Genesis 16:1-16 Poor Hagar! What contrasts met in her life! Bought in an Egyptian slave-mart, but destined to be the mother of a great people! She is not the last to suffer...
Genesis 16:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The previous story makes it evident that the principle of faith is the true philosophy of life. It builds on God and is satisfied with Him. It thus becomes the source of all righteousness. Faith, the...
Genesis 16:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Reader! I entreat you to remark with me, the peculiarity of the expression...
Genesis 16:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the angel of the Lord said unto her ,.... The same angel; though Jarchi thinks that one angel after another was sent, and that at every speech there was a fresh angel; and because this phrase is...
Genesis 16:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. Ver. 9. Return to thy mistress. ] When now she had smarted, she is in case to be counselled. Th...
Genesis 16:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Genesis 16:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HUMAN EFFORT TO ACCOMPLISH GOD'S PROMISE Though Abram was a man of faith, Sarai his wife had not borne children, and she weakened his faith by making a mere fleshly suggestion that he should use S...
Genesis 16:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

7 And the angel of the L ORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wil...
Genesis 16:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 16:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the angel of Yahweh said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit yourself to her hands.” ' That is the human side. She must acknowledge her status and do what is right accordingly. But in...
Genesis 16:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 16:6 . Dealt hardly.] Heb. Afflicted her. The word is too strong to indicate merely the employment of sharp and reproachful expressions; acts of oppression are intended...
Genesis 16:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

angel ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
Genesis 16:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 16:1 . God had promised Abraham a son, but had not said that he should be born of Sarah. Hence his wife having no hope in herself, almost compelled him to receive Hagar to his bed, not consi...
Genesis 16:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? Providence and the outcast I. PROVIDENCE FINDS THE OUTCAST AND MISERABLE. 1. There are occasions in human life when the providence of God specially m...
Genesis 16:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 16:7 And the angel of the Lord . Maleach Jehovah , elsewhere styled Maleach Elohim ( Genesis 21:17 ; Genesis 31:11 ); supposed but wrongly to be a creature angel, fo...
Genesis 16:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Return of Hagar and the Birth of Ishmael
Genesis 16:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

submit. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Ephesians 5:21 Ephesians 6:5 Ephesians 6:6 Titus 2:9 1 Peter 2:18-25 1 Peter 5:5 1 Peter 5:6
Genesis 16:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And the angel said, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hand — Go home and humble thyself for what thou hast done amiss, and resolve for the future to behave thyself better.

Genesis 16:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 16:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 16:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 16:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 16:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 16:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 16:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 16:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 16:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 16:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

Genesis 16:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 16:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 16:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 16:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 16:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 16:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes