Genesis 16

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, "See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her."

Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. He went in to Hagar, and she conceived.

When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you." But Abam said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes." Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wildernes, by the fountain in the way to Shur. He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai." The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

The angel of Yahweh said to her, "I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude." The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction. He will be like a wild donkey among me. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers."

She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees," for she said, "Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?" Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

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Abram got Hagar as wife after Sarai... Hagar despise Sarai after she conceived... Sarai dealt harshly with Hagar and cause her to runaway and met with angel of Yahweh... then later on the angel told Hagar not to leave... but go back to her mistress... and saying that she will give birth to a son that will cause big trouble to the next generations...

Although Sarai give Hagar to her husband as wife, but when Hagar despite her, she ask God to judge between them... but when looks back... Sarai bag her husband to go in to her handmaid by using the word "Please"...

Hagar should understand that she is just a handmaid... that whatever is given should be receive quietly and thankful... but not as for more or what... some people won't show their real personality in usual days... but when comes to certain day, they will... Hagar is a good example of it... she looks down of her mistress when conceived...

Although God let Hagar's name call as Ishmael that means God heard; God agree; God promise... but Ishmael will be against of all the men...

God's plan should be done by Himself... if we try to help to complete, it may / will cause big trouble... Sarai has a good motive... but the way they do it is not prefered by God... The game rule is: God plan it, and He do it... once it disturb by flesh it will not perfect any more...

Another thing is, we do things by what?... It is very important to know that either we are doing by ourselves or by and through Him...