The Lord Will

Genesis 17:16

β€œAnd I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.”

KJV

Read in Genesis 17

Meaning

God promises that Sarah will bear Abraham a son and that peoples and kings will come from her descendants.

Read carefully

This extraordinary promise to Sarah is part of a particular biblical narrative and should not be generalized into a guarantee of pregnancy or political power.

Reflection

The verse centers Sarah within the covenant future and emphasizes that the promised line will arise where the human situation appears unlikely.