Reflecting on Hagar’s encounter with God reminds me so much of the woman at the well’s encounter with Jesus. They were both clearly culpable of sin and yet deeply hurting, pursued by God as they sought out refreshment in a dry land (realistically and figuratively), entangled in the desperate complexities of marital conflicts and unmet expectations, and amazed by the God who sees and able to tell them everything they had done, yet with compassion, mercy and an invitation into His promise and fulfillment. My heart overflows with gratitude to such a loving Savior, Redeemer, and Friend.
Except for the Hebrew letter differential of Aleph (the soundless letter) and Aayin the built-in Hebe pun of "(Almighty) Sees Me" v. (Almighty) is my see-er (English builds the noun "seer" from such) and "Shepherd" is nifty in addition to being utilitarian, which our Maker surely is, racking up paradox upon Para....Ooops, almost forgot the associated word for Herder as in...
Reflecting on Hagar’s encounter with God reminds me so much of the woman at the well’s encounter with Jesus. They were both clearly culpable of sin and yet deeply hurting, pursued by God as they sought out refreshment in a dry land (realistically and figuratively), entangled in the desperate complexities of marital conflicts and unmet expectations, and amazed by the God who sees and able to tell them everything they had done, yet with compassion, mercy and an invitation into His promise and fulfillment. My heart overflows with gratitude to such a loving Savior, Redeemer, and Friend.
Amen!! Love this!
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Except for the Hebrew letter differential of Aleph (the soundless letter) and Aayin the built-in Hebe pun of "(Almighty) Sees Me" v. (Almighty) is my see-er (English builds the noun "seer" from such) and "Shepherd" is nifty in addition to being utilitarian, which our Maker surely is, racking up paradox upon Para....Ooops, almost forgot the associated word for Herder as in...
https://lp.israelbiblicalstudies.com/lp_iibs_biblical_hebrew_biblical_shepherd-en.html?cid=60161&commChannel=1
A compact lingo equals a whole lotta schlepping & unpacking....
https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7473.htm
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