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4. He gives a character of the child she should
bear, which, however it may seem to us,
perhaps was not very disagreeable to her (Ge
16:12): He will be a wild man; a wild ass of a
man (so the word is), rude, and bold, and
fearing no man--untamed, untractable living at
large, and impatient of service and restraint.
Note, The children of the bondwoman, who are
out of covenant with God, are, as they were
born, like the wild ass's colt; it is grace that
reclaims men, civilizes them, and makes them
wise, and good for something. It is foretold,
(1.) That he should live in strife, and in a state
of war: His hand against every man--this is his
sin; and every man's hand against him--this is
his punishment.
Note, Those that have turbulent spirits have
commonly troublesome lives; those that are
provoking, vexatious, and injurious to others,
must expect to be repaid in their own coin. He
that has his hand and tongue against every man
shall have every man's hand and tongue against
him, and he has no reason to complain of it.
And yet,