In the Bible, children are seen as a direct blessing from God. If a woman was childless, it was seen as a slight from the Lord. Abraham and Sarah had always wanted a child. But Abraham was 99 years old, and Sarah was 89, so having children seemed rather impossible. One day several angels visited Abraham and Sarah and informed them that the Lord would let them have a child! Finding that statement incredible Abraham laughed out loud, and when his wife Sarah overheard the conversation from inside the tent, she laughed quietly to herself.
The angel said that he would be back one year from that day, and that by then, Sarah will have a son. Imagine being parents at 90 and 100! As we fast forward twelve months, we find that Abraham and Sarah did indeed have a son, God kept his promise despite their doubts and giggles.
“Then God said, Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac.” Genesis 17:19
Abraham named his son Isaac when he was born. When God told Abraham to name his son Isaac; that statement was made before Sarah was told she would have a child! Don’t you find it interesting that the name Isaac means…He Laughs!
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