Sarah said to Abraham,“ Get rid of that slave woman! Get rid of her son! That woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. All of it belongs to my son Isaac.”

就对亚伯拉罕说：“你把这使女和她儿子赶出去！因为这使女的儿子不可与我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。”

就对亚伯拉罕说：“你把这使女和她儿子赶出去！因为这使女的儿子不可与我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。”

就对亚伯拉罕说：“你把这使女和她儿子赶出去！因为这使女的儿子不可与我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。”

就对亚伯拉罕说：“赶走这婢女和她的儿子，因为这婢女的儿子不可和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。”

就对亚伯拉罕说：“把这婢女和她的儿子赶出去，因为这婢女的儿子不能和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。”

就对亚伯拉罕说：“你要赶走这女仆和她的儿子，因为这女仆的儿子不可与我的儿子以撒一同作继承人。”

就對亞伯拉罕說：「你把這使女和她兒子趕出去！因為這使女的兒子不可與我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」

就對亞伯拉罕說：「你把這使女和她兒子趕出去！因為這使女的兒子不可與我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」

就對亞伯拉罕說：「你把這使女和她兒子趕出去！因為這使女的兒子不可與我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」

就對亞伯拉罕說：「趕走這婢女和她的兒子，因為這婢女的兒子不可和我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」

就對亞伯拉罕說：“把這婢女和她的兒子趕出去，因為這婢女的兒子不能和我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。”

就對亞伯拉罕說：『把這使女和她兒子趕出去吧；因為這使女的兒子萬不能和我兒子以撒一同繼承產業。

就對亞伯拉罕說：「你要趕走這女僕和她的兒子，因為這女僕的兒子不可與我的兒子以撒一同作繼承人。」

語亞伯拉罕曰、出此婢及其子、婢之子不得與我子以撒同嗣業、

語亞伯拉罕曰、出婢及婢之子、婢之子不得與我子以撒嗣業。

語亞伯拉罕曰、出婢及其子、婢子不可與我子以撒同嗣業、

and she said to Abraham,“ Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”

So she said to Abraham,“ Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.”

So she turned to Abraham and demanded,“ Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!”

So she said to Abraham,“ Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac!”

Therefore she said to Abraham,“ Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be an heir with my son Isaac!”

Therefore she said to Abraham,“ Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.”

Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

So she said to Abraham,“ Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac!”

Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son,[ even] with Isaac.

So she said to Abraham,“ Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”

Therefore she said to Abraham,“ Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”

It is written that Abraham had two sons. The slave woman gave birth to one of them. The free woman gave birth to the other one.Abraham’s son by the slave woman was born in the usual way. But his son by the free woman was born because of God’s promise.These things are examples. The two women stand for two covenants. One covenant comes from Mount Sinai. It gives birth to children who are going to be slaves. It is Hagar.Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia. She stands for the present city of Jerusalem. That’s because she and her children are slaves.But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother.It is written,“ Be glad, woman, you who have never had children. Shout for joy and cry out loud, you who have never had labor pains. The woman who is all alone has more children than the woman who has a husband.”( Isaiah 54:1)Brothers and sisters, you are children because of God’s promise just as Isaac was.At that time, the son born in the usual way tried to hurt the other son. The other son was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the same now.But what does Scripture say?“ Get rid of the slave woman. Get rid of her son. The slave woman’s son will never have a share of the family’s property. He’ll never share it with the free woman’s son.”( Genesis 21:10)Brothers and sisters, we are not the slave woman’s children. We are the free woman’s children.

A slave has no lasting place in the family. But a son belongs to the family forever.

The great gift that God has for us does not depend on the law. If it did, it would no longer depend on the promise. But God gave it to Abraham as a free gift through a promise.

He has given us new birth so that we might share in what belongs to him. This is a gift that can never be destroyed. It can never spoil or even fade away. It is kept in heaven for you.

“ Then the king told his slaves,‘ Tie up his hands and feet. Throw him outside into the darkness. Out there people will weep and grind their teeth.’

I say to you that many will come from the east and the west. They will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of heaven. They will sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.But those who think they belong in the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will weep and grind their teeth.”

Esau moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. Esau took with him his wives, his sons and daughters, and all the people who lived with him. He also took his livestock and all his other animals. He took everything he had acquired in Canaan.Jacob and Esau owned so much that they couldn’t remain together. There wasn’t enough land for both of them. They had too much livestock.

So you aren’t a slave any longer. You are God’s child. Because you are his child, God gives you the rights of those who are his children.

Then he reached out his hand. He picked up the knife to kill his son.

Then God said,“ Yes, I will bless Ishmael. But your wife Sarah will have a son by you. And you will name him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him. That covenant will last forever. It will be for Isaac and his family after him.

Here is the story of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham was the father of Isaac.

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac. By this time next year, Sarah will have a son by you.”

But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines. Then he sent them away from his son Isaac. He sent them to the land of the east.

Abraham replied,“ I thought,‘ There is no respect for God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’