The Lord Will

Genesis 16:15

β€œAnd Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.”

KJV

Read in Genesis 16

Meaning

Hagar gives birth to Abram's son, and Abram gives the child the name Ishmael, as the earlier announcement had directed.

Read carefully

The verse confirms the promised birth without implying that every tension in the household or the wider covenant story has now been resolved.

Reflection

Fulfillment can arrive inside an unfinished story; one answered promise does not automatically remove every consequence of earlier choices.