— — — What a comfort is it to know, that he sees us striving after universal holiness, and plunging daily and hourly, as it were, into “the fountain that was opened for sin,” and relying, as the very chief of sinners, upon his covenanted mercy in Christ Jesus [Note: John 1:47-48.] Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees"; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him? ...", And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, for she said, have I also here looked after him that seeth me. Translate: "Do I see, here, even after the Vision? Without can not be used by it self, meaning that it has to be minimum one more condition included (all/at least one,etc) all: "fish", without: "bread", will search for verses that contains "fish" but NOT "bread" start: Perhaps I can have children by means of her.”+ So Aʹbram listened to … Have I also here seen after him that seeth me ? (2.) Genesis 16:7,9,10 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur… Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. — — — What self-examination then is requisite, to ascertain the secret springs of our actions, and to guard against the delusions which we are so prone to foster! Precious Redeemer! The voice is heard, ‘Whence camest thou, and whither wilt thou go?’ We begin to see that God sees us; then we begin to see God. What am I, that God the Holy Ghost should enter into me and draw up my thoughts heavenward "with plaints innumerable"? [Genesis 16:8] And here she thankfully acknowledgeth God’s goodness in looking upon her forlorn solitariness, setting up a memorial of that mercy to all posterity. With regard to the well, it is still further added that it was between Kadesh (Genesis 14:7) and Bered. The Apostle Paul takes Hagar the bondmaid, cast out into the wilderness, to represent the fleshly, unspiritual mind. This appears from the promise which he gave her, “I will multiply thy seed;” and, still more clearly, from the discovery which was made to her, that it was “the Lord Jehovah who spake to her;” and from the name by which she called him, “Thou God seest me.”. The present form of the covenant is not identical with the former. But it was a still more shameful blindness, that she, being regarded by the Lord, although a wanderer and an exile, paying the just penalty of her perverseness, still would not even acknowledge him as present. And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her — That is, thus she made confession of his name, Thou God seest me — This should be, with her, his name for ever, and this his memorial, by which she would know him, and remember him while she lived, Thou God seest me. That God should appear to me in my master’s house, where he used to manifest himself, was not strange; but that I should have such a favour here, that God should not only look upon me, but admit me to look upon him, and visibly appear to me after I had run away from him, and from my godly master, this was more than I could hope or expect! after that God whose eye is upon me for good. "And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me? ראי cannot mean, "who sees me," but "my seer," an expression utterly inapplicable to God, which cannot be supported by a reference to Job 7:8, for the accentuation varies there; and the derivation of ראי from ראי "eye of the seeing," for the eye which looks after me, is apparently fully warranted by the analogous expression לדה אשׁת in Jeremiah 13:21.). (Gen 16:13-16) God's blessing and protection of Hagar and Ishmael. (392) Some translate this, ‘Have I not seen after the vision?’ (393) But it really is as I have rendered it. Genesis 16:13 Translation & Meaning. יצהק yı̂tschāq Jitschaq, "laughing.". This is not only asserted by God, but acknowledged by men. So in individual experience; we wake up to our real wilderness state. Genesis 16:13. for she said, have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Observe. Have I here also looked after him that seeth me? Spiritual Meaning of GENESIS 13:14-16 previous - next - text - summary - Genesis - BM Home - Full Page. ... As time passed by, the meaning has evolve and it’s been practiced by many, that you may Journal or record any occurrences or … From this name of God we shall be naturally led to speak of his Omniscience: but we will not occupy our time with proofs that this attribute belongs to God, or with uninteresting speculations respecting it: we will rather endeavour to impress the consideration of it upon our minds, and to mark its aspect upon the different states and conditions of men. That dwelt much on temporal things; this rises to spiritual things. Genesis 16:2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. Genesis 16:13, CSB: "So she named the LORD who spoke to her: "You are El-roi," for she said, "In this place, have I … The first time, Hagar runs away from Abraham and Sarah's household because of Sarah's cruel mistreatment of her, sparked by jealousy over the fact that Hagar had been able to conceive a … looked after him that seeth me, i.e. Before, she told the angel the plain truth, and lied not. That referred chiefly to the land; this chiefly to the seed. i:e., 'after having seen God?' I am aware of a formatting issue in the NIV '84 edition. — — —]. "[25] It is one thing to know in theory that God knows you and loves you. 13.And she called the name of the Lord. But is this all? — — —], [“God will not judge according to appearance, but will judge righteous judgment.” If he saw only our outward actions, we might hope perhaps to find a favourable acceptance with him: but he discerns the motives and principles of our actions [Note: 1 Samuel 16:7; Psalms 11:4; Job 26:6; Proverbs 16:2. Others think that Moses used a different figure; for they take the seeing of the back parts of God, for the sense of his anger; just as his face is said to shine upon us, when he shows himself propitious and favorable. Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity. Genesis 16:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Genesis 16:10, NIV: "The angel added, 'I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.'" Hagar is the person mostly concerned in the story of this chapter, an obscure Egyptian woman, whose name and story we never should … (Gen 16:13., R. V.) It was a revelation to Hagar that God took in all the circumstances, and weighed them in the balances of the sanctuary. By looking up all of these names, we are overwhelmed by the love of God for fallen mankind (and here an Egyptian … The suggestion is that she saw a partial revelation of Yahweh other than just the appearance of the angel of Yahweh in human form (compare Judges 13:20; Exodus 33:17-23). And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me. Such was the condition of men before Christ came: favoured with some occasional notices of God's regard for individuals, but for the most part instructed merely in His general providence. Another Meaning of Elohim is, the highest being to be feared, Elohim indicates more than one involved in the act of creation. CHAPTER 16 Birth of Ishmael. So she chides herself for her neglect of God, and of his providence, and that not only in her master’s house, but even here in the wilderness, where her desolate and miserable condition should have made her look after and call upon God for help. Compare Genesis 32:30; Exodus 33:20; Judges 13:21. And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her — That is, thus she made confession of his name, Thou God seest me — This should be, with her, his name for ever, and this his memorial, by which she would know him, and remember him while she lived, Thou God seest me. Hagar (Hebrew: הָגָר ‎, Hāḡār, of uncertain origin; Arabic: هَاجَر ‎ Hājar; Greek: Ἁγάρ, Hagár; Latin: Agar) is a biblical person in the Book of Genesis.She was an Ancient Egyptian servant of Sarah, who gave her to Abraham to bear a child. Hagar, however, meant a very different thing; and the correct view of her exclamation (taking the Hebrew verb to see in the sense it often bears, namely, to enjoy the light, to live) is, 'do I then here see (i:e., live) after the vision of God?' I. Called the name - common in ancient times to name places from circumstances; and the name given to this well was a grateful recognition of God's gracious appearance in the hour of her distress. MEANING: Almighty God. Gen 17—R. 20.) שׁדד shādad "be strong, destroy." (396) And although I have no intention to pause for the purpose of refuting each of these expositions; I yet freely declare, that not one of these interpreters has apprehended the meaning of Moses. It was, however, not far from Gerar. When Hagar met the Angel of the Lord, she realized she had seen God Himself in a theophany. pray pause over this verse. In the first place, Hagar chides herself, because, as she had before been too blind, she even now opened her eyes too slowly and indolently to perceive God. So in those bitter times, which seem to shut out all remaining hope while we are here, we shall know and feel that we are being watched by an eye of tenderness and sympathy deeper and truer than even that of any man on earth for his suffering friend. There are some things in religion which are among its plainest and most familiar teachings, which yet, when we come to think of what they really mean, seem almost too tremendous to bear. Thou seest my sorrow and affliction. 13. and what a necessity does it impose on every one to search out his iniquities, and to humble himself for them in dust and ashes [Note: Psalms 139:23-24.] Thou seest me, if in any instance I depart from thee. Thou the God. What is the good, then, of fighting against what is inevitable, what is so certain? Genesis Chapter 13 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered. We would do well to acknowledge his gracious visitations, and have them not only in our mind, but in our mouth. And she called the name of the Lord,—Thou God seest me— or perhaps, "she called upon, she invoked the name of the Lord who spoke to her: and one said, Thou [art] the God, seeing me, i.e.. regarding my misfortunes, and revealing thyself to me; and one used this expression the rather, as she had before said, 'Do I even here see,' [i.e. Thou seest the sincerity of my repentance. If, for example, ראי is a participle with the 1st pers. She now accuses herself for not having more quickly awoke when the angel appeared. Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And seeing is here put for living, one function of life for life itself, as Exodus 24:11 Ecclesiastes 11:7,8. Genesis 16:12 Or live to the east / of; Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of; Genesis 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means well of the Living One who sees me. ", "thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shall not be seen. When Hagar fled into the wilderness from the face of her mistress she was visited by an angel, who sent her back; but together with this implied reproof of her impatience, he gave her a word to strengthen and console her. The well lay between Kadesh and Bered, as we are informed; the former a city of Hebron, lying on the edge of the land of Canaan; but where the latter was situated we know not, as it is no where else mentioned. References: Genesis 16:13.—Spurgeon, Sermons, vol. There was an interval of fourteen years at least between the ratification of the covenant and the preparation for the fulfillment of its conditions, during which Abraham's faith had time to unfold. in this desolate wilderness. Among them is this truth—that the eye of God is always upon us. "i.e. Have I also here, i.e. Have I also here looked, &c.,] q.d., Have I found God here also in the wilderness, as I had done oft before in my master’s house? The most winning property of our Saviour's mercy is its dependence on time and place, person and circumstance—in other words, its tender discrimination. ‘Thou God seest me’ is the song of a grateful memory, the cheerful note of a gladdening future already foreseen by the light of hope and experience. She said, 'You are the God who sees me.' Verse: When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty (El Shaddai); walk before me faithfully and be blameless. We all know that if there is anything true in the world, it is that God, who made us, must see and know all that we are and all that we do. In these early parts of Genesis God is called by many names that are commensurate to His actions. Thou God seest me. 11. The fool says in his heart, There is no God. Seeing God is the blessed result of a state of heart in which we become possessed with the sense of His presence; when we feel that He sees us, we see Him. S. Candlish, Book of Genesis, vol. For she aggravates the guilt of her torpor by the circumstance both of place and time. III. suff., it should be written ראני (Isaiah 29:15) or ראני (Isaiah 47:10). Here also — Not only in Abram's tent, and at his altar, but here also, in this wilderness: here, where I never expected it, where I was out of the way of my duty? Spiritual Meaning of GENESIS 16:13-14 previous - next - text - summary - Genesis - BM Home - Full Page. Consider our Lord's behaviour to the strangers who came before Him. We open our ear to the voice of covenant love, and find in the presence of God the promise of the future. Is it fixed on us only to make us feel our infinite distance from Him who is our Father and our God, only to make us shrink and tremble before Him? 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