COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Genesis 21:8-21
Sarah jealously guards the rights of her natural son, Isaac, by ordering Abraham to throw out her slave girl, Hagar, with her son. God speaks to Abraham in his distress about the plight of Hagar and her son, telling him to do as Sarah wished because his descendants would be counted through Isaac. Furthermore, God would also make a great nation through Ishmael.

Lesson 1: Jeremiah 20:7-13
Jeremiah was born about 650 B.C. and began his ministry in the 13th year of King Josiah's reign. As the Babylonian threat mounts, the prophet warns his nation to repent or face destruction at the hand of the enemy. His message is met with great antagonism and consequent isolation. In great distress of soul, Jeremiah accuses God of being deceitful with him and taking ad…