"Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” v. 13
Read chapter 16.
Hagar is not a descendant of Abram, she's his second wife, an Egyptian servant. She receives a promise from Jehovah (LORD) because of His promise of Abram's descendants being numerous not only through Isaac but also through Ishmael. How awesome that The angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar. Did she fear God before because of Abram? Either way she's shown faithful in that she listens and responds with what He told her.
Beer Lahai Roi means "well of the living one who sees me." This name that she gives the Lord is the same Lord that sees us too. Hagar is here in affliction, lost, pregnant, mad, etc and the Lord heard her cry and recognized it. Same for us, the Lord sees who we are inside and out, we can't hide. He will and has already responded to our cry. When have you felt like Hagar and experienced the God who sees?
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