Read or Listen to Genesis Chapter 16 here.


  • Describe Sarah’s plan. What do you think about her Plan?

  • Why did Sarah concoct such a plan?  What should she have done in regard to God’s promises that she would have a child?

  • What it is your opinion of Abraham’s reaction to Sarah’s Plan?

  • What caused things to go bad?  What is your opinion of Abraham’s reaction to the conflict that developed between Sarah and Hagar?

  • Why do you think God promises Hagar that her son would become a great nation?

  • Discuss the name Hagar used to refer to God in Genesis 16:13.

  • Did anything stand out in your reading today that you could share with someone else?