Hagar
Hagar
Hagar - HER NAME (EGYPTIAN) MAY MEAN
“Fugitive” or “Immigrant”
| HER CHARACTER: | A foreigner and slave, Hagar let pride overtake her when she became Abraham’s wife. A lonely woman with few resources, she suffered harsh punishment for her mistake. She obeyed God’s voice as soon as she heard it and was given a promise that her son would become the father of a great nation. |
| HER SORROW: | That she was taken from her homeland to become a slave in a foreign land, where she was mistreated for many years. |
| HER JOY: | To know that God cared, that he saw her suffering and heard her cry, and that he helped her when she needed him most. |
| KEY SCRIPTURES: | Genesis 16; 21:8 – 21; Galatians 4:22 – 31 |
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