The LORD dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as he had promised. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken1 to him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him2. Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Now Sarah said, "God has brought laughter3 for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me." And she said, "Who would ever have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son4 in his old age."[1] The third time already in this passage where God is said to have fulfilled his promise.
[2] And Abraham likewise fulfills his promises.
[3] What was previously a source of shame (Sarah claiming she had not laughed) is now a source of joy.
[4] At the deepest core, it's not about promises of land, greatness, many descendants, nations, blessings, etc. What it's really about is a son. That matters more to them than anything else.
Take-home: God fulfills his promises to Abraham and Sarah, and Abraham and Sarah in turn keep their promises to God. Much uncertainty and reassurance have finally culminated in the promised son, and in him they have great joy.
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