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Hagar

A foreign slave woman, twice driven into the desert, who gave God a name: the God who sees me.

The story

1. Given to Abram Gen 16:1-4

   Sarah gives her to Abram, and she conceives.

2. Running away Gen 16:5-8

   Treated harshly, she flees into the wilderness.

3. The God who sees Gen 16:9-16

   The angel finds her; she names God and goes back. Ishmael is born.

4. Sent away Gen 21:9-16

   Sent off with bread and water. When it runs out she sits away from her son to weep.

5. A well of water Gen 21:17-21

   God hears the boy, opens her eyes to a well, and is with Ishmael.

Key verses

“You are a God of seeing” Genesis 16:13 (ESV)

Read together: Gen 16:1-4 · Gen 16:5-8 · Gen 16:9-16 · Gen 21:9-16 · Gen 21:17-21

Questions to sit with

1. The angel asked Hagar where she came from and where she was going. How would you answer?
2. Hagar named God “the God who sees me.” Where do you need to know you are seen?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.