Matthew Poole and continuators on Genesis 21:12
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Genesis21:12
12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight, because of the lad, and because of thy bond-woman : in all that Sarah hath said unto thee hearken unto her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called .
Thus Abraham had better authority for his divorce from Hagar than he had for his Marriage with her, Chap. 16. 2.
To wit, the promised seed, the Heir of thy Estate, Covenant and Promises, the progenitour of my Church and People, and particularly of the Messias.
(i. e.) Reputed and valued both by me and other men. The words may be thus rendred, by Isaac shall thy seed be: For to be called is oft times put for to be as Isa. 1. 26. and 47. 1, 5. Matth. 5. 9, 19.
Marginal references: Rom. 9. 7. Heb. 11. 18.
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