V. 11.— Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. Sarah is the next example of faith. She received strength to conceive seed when past age, and strength was communicated to her through faith. The Lord had promised to Abraham that Sarah should have a son, and be a mother of nations, Genesis 17:15-16; and the promise was fulfilled to her through faith. The Lord, with two attendant angels, appeared to Abraham as he sat in his tent. With the greatest hospitality he prepared food for them, and stood by them under the tree while they did eat. Genesis 18:18. On the Lord's inquiring for Sarah his wife, Abraham replied she was in the tent. The Lord then assured him that she should have a son. Sarah, although unseen, heard the promise, and laughed within herself at the supposition of her being a mother at such advanced an age. The Lord inquired why Sarah had laughed, and asked if anything was too hard for the Lord. She denied having laughed, which was an equivocation; she had not laughed aloud, but she was conscious of having laughed, and the Lord’ s reproof removed her unbelief. She had heard the question, “ Is anything too hard for the Lord?” and that faith through which she received strength to conceive seed sprang up in her mind. The scene here described reminds us of Nathanael. When Jesus said, “ Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee,” conviction flashed into his mind, and he said, “ Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.” Thus it seems to have been with Sarah. She was in the tent; no human eye was upon her; but her incredulous smile had not escaped the eye of Him who seeth in secret; and thus it appears that faith, by which she judged Him faithful who had promised, was produced in her mind.