Gen 16:14-15 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 16:14-15: 16:14-15 The names Beer-lahai-roi, which means “well of the Living One who sees me,” and Ishmael (see 16:11 ) were a message and a rebuke for Abram and Sarai. God sees affliction and hears the cries of those in need. Sarai and Abram should have prayed rather than taking the fulfillment of the promise into their own hands by following social custom (cp. 25:21 ). Giving children to the barren woman is God’s work (Ps 113:9 ; cp. 1 Sam 1:1-28 ; Luke 1:1-25 ); impossible difficulties cannot be resolved by human intervention. The Lord hears the afflicted, sees them in their need, and will miraculously provide for them.

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‏ Genesis 16:14-15

Summary for Gen 16:14-15: 16:14-15 ^a The names Beer-lahai-roi, which means “well of the Living One who sees me,” and Ishmael (see 16:11 ^b) were a message and a rebuke for Abram and Sarai. God sees affliction and hears the cries of those in need. Sarai and Abram should have prayed rather than taking the fulfillment of the promise into their own hands by following social custom (cp. 25:21 ^c). Giving children to the barren woman is God’s work (Ps 113:9 ^d; cp. 1 Sam 1:1-28 ^e; Luke 1:1-25 ^f); impossible difficulties cannot be resolved by human intervention. The Lord hears the afflicted, sees them in their need, and will miraculously provide for them.