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耶和華的事，不謀利沒有版權

1. And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said. And the LORD did to Sarah as He had spoken,

2. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

3. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him (whom Sarah bore to him) Isaac.

4. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

5. And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

6. And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.”

7. And she said, “Who could have said to Abraham that Sarah would suckle children? For I have borne a son to him in his old age.”

8. And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the day that Isaac was weaned.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 有日，耶和華向撒拉說，祂會實現說過的應許。

2. 撒拉就在她老遘的年紀懷了孕，在預定的日期生了一男孩。

3. 亞伯拉罕給這孩子起名以撒。

4. 亞伯拉罕照耶和華吩咐，給以撒行割禮。

5. 亞伯拉罕一百歲的時候，這兒子，以撒出生。

6. 撒拉如此形容：耶和華給我添加喜樂，為此，聽到的都同喜樂。

7. 又說：有沒有誰可以對亞伯拉罕說，我這把年紀居然可以懷胎生育。

8. 這孩子漸漸長大，斷了奶。以撒斷奶的那天，亞伯拉罕擺設盛宴。

古時斷奶相信古今有別：

In ancient times, babies typically cut off milk feeds (weaned) much later than today, usually between 2 and 4 years of age. While exclusive breastfeeding lasted for about 6 months, full weaning was commonly completed around the age of three, often coinciding with the eruption of baby teeth.

Key Historical Weaning Trends:

• Ancient Rome & Greece: Children were often breastfed until age 3.
• Ancient Hebrews: Written records suggest weaning took place around age 3.
• Prehistoric Era: Archeological evidence shows supplements were introduced around 6 months, but breastfeeding continued, sometimes for years.
• Variations: While common people often had to feed themselves, elite mothers or those with access to wet nurses sometimes extended feeding, while others needed to end it earlier due to time constraints.

Studies of ancient teeth indicate that while this was a general norm, rural populations sometimes breastfed longer, while urban populations tended to wean slightly earlier.

按 16.2 章的記載，夏甲在亞伯蘭86歲生了以實瑪利。現今亞伯拉罕年100的時候，藉撒拉生以撒，當中相隔了十三年。

撒拉等了十三年才看到這份應許的落實，看到實現當然喜不禁，問了些問題，都在心達內心那份不能禁止的喜悅。

這處牽涉耶和華實現應許的一個時間。

從這個應許，大約可以了解一個事實，應許到來，並不按人主觀的意願。為此，所謂按耶和華的時間，就是指一個不是人可以確實知道的。那麼不知道，是否就表示不在進行，如果不是，那麼等什麼？[神] 有能力直接改變自然的規律，為何不直接立時的處理？

大家可以試試去解釋這不去立時改變現狀的緣因？

你可先分享，然後，遲些與大家分享我對 [神] 的應許如此實現的緣因。