31 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
When God says something is going to happen, you can take Him at His Word.
What God says MUST come to pass, because God is truth. (Ezekiel 12:25).
God told Abraham he would have a son through Sarah. And, just because they were old, and Sarah laughed, they would not keep God's Word from happening.
Abraham was 100 years old. By this time, Ishmael, would have been around 14 years old.
God had made an old lady, past her time, to have a child.
My grandmother had a child about the same time as her oldest daughter had her second child, my mother. It was well past her time to have children, and odd that my grandma would be a sister to a tiny baby. My mother and her aunt were raised together like close sisters. It was a miracle, and my aunt was called the "after baby".
Isaac, too, was an "After baby". When Isaac was weaned, it was cause for a great celebration. He was growing strong, and would survive. And, I know his mother was as proud and loving toward him as my grandma was toward my aunt.
And, God was GREAT!
When Abraham and Sarah celebrated, it wasn't just a celebration of love for their son. It was a dedication of their son to God, and it was a testament to His goodness and faithfulness toward them.
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