The God who Sees
I read Genesis 16 this week thinking about all the stupid things Sarah did. She thought up this crazy idea to give Abram to her servant. She got vicious toward her when Hagar conceived (although Hagar wasn't innocent in this matter either), then she put all the blame on Abram for doing what she told him to do! That's basically how we are. We like to pass the buck. But this chapter, though beginning with Sarah ends with God's regard for Hagar! Genesis 16:7–10 (ESV) The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.” 9 The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” Sometimes we are guilty to cast certain people...