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Genesis 16:13 – 14

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?” Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

According to John 3:16, God SAW that ultimately if our sins were not forgiven, we will be condemned to death. When we passed away, we would perish in hell, suffering eternally.

That is why God gave his only Son to die (once and for all) so that all of us who believe in him will not perish, but live with God forever.Satan was condemned and sentenced (there and there) to burn in the lake of fire forever. Satan just walks around, playing tricks on people, Satan is already condemned and sentenced. There is nothing that can change his sentence. All that is left for Satan to do is to start serving his sentence in hell.God has shown mercy to man, the sentence for sin (the wages of sin is death) has been passed, but God SAW that man would suffer in hell.Because of His mercy and grace,God gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

“God sees”

No other verse in the Bible can more fully describe God’s relationship with all people and the way of salvation than John 3:16.John 3:16 is a “key verse” in the entire Bible. John 3:16 concludes everything about the way and salvation of man. John 3:16 tells us about the love God has for us and the extent of that love—so great that He gave His only Son for us. John 3:16 teaches us that whoever believes in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is saved, and if he passes through this world he will never again be condemned for sin because

• His sin has been forgiven.
• His case has been dismissed.
• Jesus Christ died in his place.
• God is no longer going to blame him for his sin
• God erases and forgets the sin of a person who believes in Jesus Christ.
• All the sins of a person who believes in Jesus Christ are forgiven.
• The sins of a person who believes in Jesus Christ have been paid for and taken away by the Lamb of God through the New Covenant of the blood of Jesus Christ.
• John 3:16 gives us the glorious hope of eternal life in heaven through the love of God and the death of Jesus Christ. There is no more powerful way to convey this message than to let John 3:16 speak for itself.

The NKJV says:”

” Have I also here seen Him who sees me?”

The Zulu version does not put the word ” here” “lapha

Even though I have been expelled from Abraham Household. I am here in the wilderness, but God sees me.

After being expelled by Sarah, Hagar became stranded and helpless.Hagar was pregnant with the blessed child of Abraham, the Servant of the Living God. Hagar was beginning a life of being a homeless person .Because Abraham was given a blessing by God, that blessing even extended to his descendants because of his faith. God does not look upon the child conceived by Hagar as born sinful. The child is not a sin. God gives the child the blessing it deserves,it doesn’t matter how they are born.That is why there are people in the world despite being the  enemies of God ,but they are blessed. They have all the money you can think of ,but they do not believe in Jesus Christ. God knows that the wages of sin is death .But Got give them   the blessings though they don’t deserve to get these blessings”.That is why God says we must pray for our enemies.

God’s justice is a central theme in the Bible.The Bible emphasizes God’s commitment to fairness and  righteousness. 

Psalm 33:4-5

For the word of the Lord  is right, And all His work is  done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord .

Micah 6:8 

He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Genesis 12:2-3

I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

We ,The Church of God,are the product of the blessings of Abraham.”

God blessed Abraham. Because of this blessing, Abraham gave birth to Judah. Judah gave birth to David. David gave birth to Jesus Christ. In the  Spirit, God gave birth to His Church through the only blood of Jesus Christ.

There are people in the world who are enemies of God but they are not blessed. These people have all the money but do not believe in Jesus Christ. God knows that “The wages of sin is death”.Therefore, people get the blessings from God, though they don’t believe in Jesus Christ.The Lord almighty decides to bless all the people.
His ways are not  ours.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord . “For  as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

The name “El Roi” is the Hebrew name for God in the Bible. This name means “the God who sees me” or “the God who sees”. This is a name that emphasizes God’s awareness and attention to everyone, especially those who may feel unseen or ignored. This name was given to God by Hagar in

Genesis 16:13

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?”

The blessing of Abraham was initiated by God when he said to Abraham,

Genesis 12:1-3

Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Here, Abraham is blessed, and that blessing includes the promise that he will have a great name (fame) and that he will become a great nation (have many descendants). God will bless those who bless him; moreover, Abraham will be a blessing. Through Abraham all the nations of the earth will be blessed. Abraham’s blessing finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the “seed” of Abraham.

Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.

and the Redeemer of the world.

The rest of the Bible tells the story of how these promises were fulfilled and of Abraham’s blessing. In Genesis we see Abraham gain great fame, and we see how his descendants multiplied, even though, at the time of the promise, he had no hope of ever having children. In Exodus 1, Abraham’s descendants, the Israelites, are a large people, and the rest of Exodus through Joshua records how the people became a nation with their own land and law. The books of Judges and 1 and 2 Samuel tell of the leadership of the nation as a king, and how the line of David was established. However, things began to go wrong, and the people broke God’s law and followed other gods. In general, the kings did not rule as loyal representatives of God but often followed their own desires. The prophets who spoke for God warned the nation that judgment was coming and that they were in danger of losing their land.  The same prophets also began to hint at other things, such as a perfect ruler from the family of David who would rule not only over Israel but over the entire world—and the Gentiles would be part of this kingdom (see Isaiah 9).

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Genesis 16 an Egyptian servant named Hagar encounters hard times and learns an invaluable lesson that God is the God who sees. He knows our situation, and He is in control and trustworthy.

In Genesis 15:4–5 God promised Abraham (still called Abram at the time) that an heir from his own body would have innumerable descendants. Abraham believed in the Lord, and it was credited to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:6). While we read about others before Abraham who were declared righteous, this is the first time the Bible explains how a person becomes righteous (by faith in the Lord). While Abraham believed in God that He could and would keep His word, Abraham had no idea how God would accomplish that. His wife Sarah (called Sarai at the time) figured out a way for God to keep His promise. Her idea was that Abraham could have a child through Hagar, Sarah’s servant (Genesis 16:1–2). Hagar conceived quickly, and Sarah became jealous (Genesis 16:4). Sarah treated Hagar badly—so badly, in fact, that Hagar even while pregnant fled into the wilderness to escape the mistreatment (Genesis 16:6–7).

The angel of the Lord (this is how Jesus would appear before His incarnation and before He was named Jesus) appeared to Hagar, and, after encouraging her to return to Sarah, He promises Hagar that He would multiply and bless her descendants through the child she would bear (Genesis 16:10–12). Because He saw her in a time of distress when she was hiding and journeying in the wilderness, Hagar acknowledged Him as El Roi, that is, “the God of Seeing,” or “the God Who Sees” (Genesis 16:13). This is a remarkable statement for at least three reasons. First, Hagar recognized that the One who was speaking to her was indeed God. There are a number of similar instances in which the angel of the Lord—or the messenger of the Lord—appeared to people as a man and was recognized and worshipped as God (see Genesis 22:11; 32:24–30; and Exodus 3:2 for a few examples). From these instances, it is evident that God interacted personally with people in those days.

A second reason for the significance of Hagar’s statement that He is a God who sees is that she saw God and didn’t die. After she acknowledged that it was God who appeared to her and spoke with her, she remarked with amazement that she had seen God and yet remained alive. Even during Old Testament times, this One was appearing to people and representing God to them. Everyone who recognized Him as God was amazed that they did not die—they recognized God as holy and recognized that they deserved death. Recall Isaiah’s words when he sees this same One in His glory: “Woe is me, I am undone” (Isaiah 6:5a, NASB). This shows us that from the beginning God has been reaching out to humanity even though He is infinitely above His creation (Isaiah 55:8–11), and He has done so graciously, not meting out the judgment we deserve. Of course, this grace of interaction found its ultimate expression when Jesus became a man and died on a cross to pay for the sins of humanity so that all who receive His grace by believing in Him have life with Him. Because of this, those who believe in Him can call God the Father their very own father (Romans 8:15).

A third reason that Hagar’s recognition that He is a God who sees is important is that she recognized that God cared for her—a lowly servant girl—and that He was watching out for her well-being. What an incredible truth that God loves His creatures—so much so that He would even sacrifice Himself so that His creatures could have life! When we read the Genesis narrative, we learn that God is an amazing and awesome Creator. We also learn that He cares deeply about His creatures, and He shows love to them in the most remarkable ways. How encouraging to know that, no matter where we are, He is a God who sees us, who loves us, and who wants us to know and trust in Him.