He Cares for Mom

Genesis 16:1-15

A wise son makes a glad father,

    But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. (Proverbs 10:1)

• God’s covenant with Abram. ( 12:2, 15:5)
• Ten years after God’s covenant with Abram, Sarai has no child.

Genesis 16:1-15

A God Who Sees. (Gn. 16:13)

• “Sarai, took Hagar… and gave her to her husband Abraham … he went to Hagar and she conceived” (v. 3-4)
  • Rushing God’s plan.
    • Psalm 27:14
  • Substitute faith
    • 1 Corinthians 2:5
•  You are the God-Who-Sees. (v. 13)
  • “Jehovah El Roi”
  • Proverbs 15:3
• “the well is called Beer Lahai Roi.” (v. 14)
  • “the well of the Living One who sees me.”

Genesis 21:8-21

A God Who Hears. (Gn. 21:17)

• Sarah “said to Abraham cast out this bondwoman and her son.” (v. 10)
• Cast out. (v. 14)
• “God heard the voice of the lad” (v. 17)
  • Isaiah 65:24
  • Psalm 18:6
• Ishmael = “God will hear.”

A God Who Cares. (Gn. 21:19)

• “God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water … and gave the lad a drink.” (v.19)
• “God was with the lad.” (v. 20)
• Isaiah 66:13
  • Care of God.
  • Care of a mother.