The Lord Will

Genesis 18:10

β€œAnd he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.”

KJV

Read in Genesis 18

Meaning

The visitor announces that he will return at the appointed time and that Sarah will then have a son; Sarah hears from the tent entrance.

Read carefully

This is a particular promise within the Abraham-Sarah story, not a general guarantee that every hoped-for pregnancy will occur through miraculous intervention.

Reflection

The verse brings timing and identity together: the promised child is to come through Sarah, despite circumstances that appear impossible.