Read this quote in the wonderful book - GTD yesterday - “Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” ~ Buddha
Genesis 21
As the Lord had promised, a son is born to Isaac. Abraham is 100 years old at this time. Abraham and Sarah are very happy. As he had promised the Lord, he has Isaac circumcised on the 8th day. The day Isaac is weaned, Abraham gives a great feast to everyone.
Years pass. One day Sarah sees Ishmael playing with Isaac. Since Ishmael is the elder one, Sarah feels threatened that her husbands wealth might go to him. So she tell Abraham to send him away. This troubles Abraham. He prays to God and God tells him that it is ok to send Hagar and Ishmael away. God will take care of them and make a great nation out of Ishmael also.
Hagar takes Ishmael and goes away. They walk through the desert for many days. Once the supplies end, they go in search of water but don't find any. Hagar makes her child lie under near a bush, and sits down about 100 yards away without looking at her son. She says to herself that she cannot bear to see her child die and began to cry. An angel of God appears to her and comforts her. Hagar opens her eyes and sees a well. She is very happy and thanks God. Hagar and Ishmael continue on their journey. Ishamael grows up and becomes a skillful hunter and marries an Egyptian woman.
In the meantime, Abimelech comes to Abraham and asks him to promise that Abraham or his descendants will never deceive him or his descendants. He knows that God is with Abraham always and hence fears that Abraham and descendants will take over his country later. Abraham promises him that it will not be so.
During that time, there would a conflict between Abraham's men and Abimelech's about a well and Abimelech's men had seized it. Abraham says that he built it. Abimelech agrees and gives it to Abraham.
The place where they made their vow is called Beersheeba.
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