ABRAHAM AND SARAH LOVE STORY

What happens?

Abram is a man in need of an heir. His wife, Sarai, is barren but determined to bear a child for her
husband. Offering her servant, Hagar, as a vehicle to produce her child, Abram accepts and “goes into
her” (a somewhat crude way to suggest love-making).

The two conceive, but Hagar looks down on Sarai due to her being unable to produce an heir for Abram.
Displeased, Sarai deals with Hagar harshly and forces her to flee. God, in the end, rewards Sarah’s actions
with fertility and she gives Abram the heir he so desperately sought in Isaac.

What does this show us about love?

Sarah’s love for Abram was so strong that she was willing to see him have a child with another woman to
please him – having a surrogate mother was equally as acceptable to her as having her own child with
Abram. Understandably though became jealous of Hagar. This is surely a story that shows us that love
makes us do some silly things to please the person that we love.