ABRAHAM

MODULE 3: SESSION 14: The Oppression of Hagar

In tragic irony, Avram and Sarai’s oppression of Hagar, whose name means “the immigrant,” comes right after God tells Avram that his descendants will be oppressed immigrants. Sarai’s desire to be “built up” through Hagar is a distorted echo of God “building” the woman in Genesis 2. The text links Avram and Sarai’s actions to the failure narratives of Genesis 3, 4, and 6.