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Introduction
Let’s do a quick review.
So far, we have studied several names of God which include the following.
Elohim - The Triune and Covenant God
El - The God of Great Power
El-Shaddai - The God Who Pours Out Both Blessings and Judgments
El-Elyon - The God Who is the Most High and the High Priest of All Who Believe
El-Olam - The God of All Ages
Now, we are moving to the next name under His Name “El.”
It is El-Roi.
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For this name, we once again return to the life of Abraham.
In particular, we go back to the account of Hagar.
If you recall, Hagar was Sarah’s handmaid.
And, as we noted last week, Abraham and Sarah got ahead of God.
God promised to give Abraham an heir through which all the nations would be blessed.
However, both were passed the age of childbearing.
In their minds, this was a big problem.
How then could they possibly have an heir?
Now, keep in mind, Abraham and Sarah are still learning to trust God.
They have not learned that God is the God of the impossible.
By the way, let’s not be too quick in our judgment of Abraham and Sarah.
We must learn the same lesson.
I know from my own personal experience that I often think something is impossible.
It is then that I jump into problems solving mode.
I come up with all kinds of way to make the impossible possible instead of trusting the God of the impossible.
The funny thing is my solutions never work out for my good.
However, God’s solutions always end up benefiting me greatly.
When it is all said and done, I find that I have fallen into the same trap as did Abraham and Sarah.
I make a mess of things.
It is the reason we must learn to rely on Him, obey His word, and trust Him for the rest.
Now, let’s get back to the story of Hagar and God’s name, El Roi.
Look with me in your Bibles at Genesis 16 and we will read the entire chapter as it tells the story of Hagar.
So, as you can see from this story, Hagar was placed in a difficult position.
Sarah promotes her from slave to mistress.
I think it is interesting that Sarah is the one taking the initiative here.
In fact, she is the one who Scripture records “gave her (Hagar) to her husband Abram to be his wife.”
There are two things here that go against God’s Word.
First, Abram did NOT do his duty as the leader of his home.
In fact, this scenarios reminds of the Adam and Eve and their sin in the Garden of Eden.
The wife is the one taking actions contrary to God’s law.
Yet, the husband says nothing but simply submits to his wife’s lead resulting in sin.
In both instances, the men gave into their own lusts.
Adam ate the fruit filling his belly.
Abraham engaged in a sinful relationship for his own pleasure.
The lesson learned is this.
Men must not fail in their responsibility as leader’s of their homes.
Whenever a man (husband, father) stops being the spiritual leader, the door opens for all kinds of sinful actions to occur.
It is extremely important that men maintain a close relationship with God and strive to be obedient leading their wives and their children.
Second, the Biblical mandate of one husband and one wife was disobeyed.
God established from the very beginning that one man is take one woman to be his wife and they are to be one flesh.
You can see that in Genesis 2. It was until the days of Lamech (Genesis 4:19) that men began disobeying this directive from God. Lamech was the first to take two wives.
From that moment on, men believed it was okay to have polygamous relationships.
Something that God never condoned and still does not condone even today.
Even though Abraham became a great man of faith, he too disobeyed God in this manner.
Now, what happens when people of faith of lean on their own understanding and abandon the Biblical principles established by God?
The answer is nothing good.
Things went from bad to worse.
Sure enough, Hagar sleeps with Abraham and a child is conceived.
In doing so, Sarah, who, by the way, is already not living according to God’s wishes, becomes jealous.
Now, Abraham is forced to choose between two wives, Sarah and Hagar.
Do you see who things go badly for those who do follow God’s commands?
What was Abraham’s response?
The phrase “dealt hardly with her” means that she inflicted a great amount of unhappiness and distress upon Hagar.
It so much sorrow and distress that Hagar ran away.
She couldn’t handle the stress of being Sarah’s presence any longer.
Isn’t great to know that Lord always finds us?
Our God is a gracious, merciful, and loving God.
He seeks out His own to comfort and encourage them.
Returning to the story, the angel of the Lord encourages her to return to Sarah, submit to her, and gives her a great promise.
Her son, just as the promised son, would also be a great nation.
It is then that we see Hagar’s reaction and find the name of God, El Roi.
She proclaims God, Elohim, as the “God (who) seest me.”
Thus, El-Roi means the God who sees.
Now, remember, the name “El” denotes power.
Thus, God is powerful enough to see all who are in need of Him.
One of the other interesting things I see in this account of Hagar is this.
She fled from Sarah’s presence.
God found her, she was not seeking Him.
She was just running as far as she could away from Sarah’s hateful actions.
God Sees People Who Need of a Savior
One of the great verses of Scripture states the following.
God has plan for fallen men long before men were even created.
It is a plan we see in place when man sinned.
The seed of a woman did indeed bruise the head of the serpent inflicting a mortal wound when Christ arose victorious from the grave.
Every time God looks down upon men, He see men and women who need a Savior.
For instance, note Christ’s reaction when He was traveling among us.
Even with Hagar, God saw a lost soul in need of a Savior.
What does He do?
I am reminded of the story Christ told about the lost sheep.
I am thankful for a God who sees our need for a Savior.
He sought us out.
He did everything necessary for us to escape an eternity without Him.
He provided a means for our redemption and then adopted us into His family.
For that reason we can cry with the prophet when he proclaimed the following.
Isaiah 12:2 (KJV 1900)
2 Behold, God (El) is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: For the Lord (Yahweh) JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation.
And, then note this last point and we are done.
God Sees His Own in All Kinds of Circumstances.
How would you describe Hagar’s circumstances?
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