Holy Curiosity: Deliverance Stories

June 19: Deliverance stories - Genesis 16

Reflect:

We hear much in contemporary media and culture about the importance of being seen.  What do you think it meant to Hagar to be seen and called by name? What conclusions might you make about God’s character based on this story?

Connect:

Share about a time in your life, or the life of a loved one, when God has “made a way where there seems to be no way.

Act: 

Who are the unseen people in your community? What is one thing you can do this week to help those unseen people around you feel seen?

Digging deeper:

Read the rest of the story of Hagar and Ishmael in Genesis 21::8-21.  What might explain the formal inclusion of the messy  story of Hagar and Ishmael in this family story?

Factoid: Hagar is the only person in the Bible who names God. Only once in Bible does someone name God. She names Him “God Sees”

 

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