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Genesis 17:15-19 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[1] shall be her name. 16 I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” 17 And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, “Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old, and will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before You!” 19 God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
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Genesis 18:15 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)
9 Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “There, in the tent.” 10 Jehovah said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” 13 Jehovah said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.” |
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Both Abraham and Sarah laughed when the angel announced that, they were to have a son when Abraham was 100 years old, and Sarah was 90. (Gen. 18:16–21:7) We can note from the account that Abraham was not rebuked for his laughing, but Sarah was, which she even tried to deny. Therefore, there is no reason to see Abraham’s laughter as nothing more than that of joy, for he was finally going to have a son with his beloved Sarah. However, Sarah’s laughter was something more, as she saw this amazing prospect as humorous. In other words, the idea of having a child at the age of 90, when she had been barren all these years, struck her as funny. Maybe she was picturing her 90-year-old body being nine months pregnant and what she would have looked like. However, no one can rightfully look at the account, and come away with either Abraham or Sarah laughing because of contempt, disrespect, or deliberate sarcasm as both are recorded as demonstrating faith in the promise God made. ― Romans 4:18-22; Hebrews 11:1, 8-12.
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[1] Sarai and Sarah mean princess

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