A Marital Adjustment

Genesis 16:1-3

The Breakdown of Genesis 16:1-15

1. The
   Reveal Answer
   in the Marriage Verses 1-4a
2. The
   Reveal Answer
   in the Marriage Verse 4b-6
3. The
   Reveal Answer
   in the Marriage Verses 7-15
   

1.God desires marrieds couples to adjust their

.
(Two people willing to agree with harmony)
Verses 3, 4
So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.) 4) So
Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became Pregnant… (NLT)

2.God desires marrieds couples to adjust their

.
(Two people giving reason why the other is wrong)
Verses 5, 6
Then Sarai said to Abram, “This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The Lord will show who’s wrong—you or me!” 6) Abram replied, “Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away. (NLT)

3.God desires marrieds couples to adjust their

.
(Two people in correct appropriate position)
Verse 15
So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.(NLT)