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She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees," for she said, "Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?"
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A God Who Personally Sees
Hagar names God "El Roi," meaning "the God who sees." Commentators explain this isn't just about God's general omniscience, but His personal, compassionate gaze. He saw Hagar in her specific moment of affliction and despair, even when she had run away from her duty. This reveals God as one who actively looks upon and cares for the lowly and the lost in their distress.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
1. הנר hāgār — Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammad.
7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger, angel.” A dep…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou God seest me. —Hebrew, You are El Roi, that is, a God of seeing. Not as Onkelos paraphrases it, “You are a …
16th Century
Protestant
And she called the name of the Lord. Moses, I have no doubt, implies that Hagar, after she was admonished by the angel, changed her mind a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she called the name of the Lord that spoke to her Either she called on the name of the Lord, and prayed to him, …
Hagar was out of her place, and out of the way of her duty, and going further astray, when the Angel found her. It is a great mercy to be stopped i…
