GENESIS CHAPTER 16 - 16:3 AND CHAPTER 17
GENESIS CHAPTER 16 16:3 Hagar is a type of the law "which gendereth to bondage" ( GALATIANS 4:24__25 ). GENESIS CHAPTER 17 17:1 "Almighty God" ( Hebrew El Shaddai ) ( 1 ) The etymological signification of Almighty God ( El Shaddai ) is both interesting and touching. God ( El ) signifies the "Strong One" ( GENESIS 1:1 ). The qualifying word Shaddai is formed from the Hebrew word "shad," the breast, invariably used in Scripture for a woman's breast; Genesis 49:25; Job 3:12. Shaddai therefore means primarily "the breasted." God is "Shaddai," because He is the Nourisher, the Strength-giver, and so, in a secondary sense, the Satisfier, who pours Himself into believing lives. As a fretful, umsatisfied babe is not only srengthened and nourished from the mother's breast, but also is quieted, rested, satisfied, so El Shaddai is that name of God which sets Him forth as the Strength-giver and Satisfier of His p