We saw how Abraham and Sarah initially chose to take that challenge into their own hands through the agency of Hagar. But this passage makes clear: It is God who is the “Lord and Giver of Life.” ...

Wherever Abraham and Sarah go, they go together. They leave Ur of the Chaldees to move to Mesopotamia. From Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan, Abraham and Sarah walk together. They flee famine and go ...