Jacob just can’t imagine a God who would offer something for nothing, because Jacob would absolutely never do that. He’s ever the trickster, ever the schemer. He can’t quite comprehend that God would give God’s love so freely, with no strings attached.

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God’s already told Abraham that he will have a son. As far as we’re aware, this is the first time Sarah’s hearing of it. There’s no mention of Abraham having talked to Sarah about God’s promises before this moment. And that’s what we’re going to focus on today. So let’s go through this passage from Sarah’s viewpoint.

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