Homilist Genesis 16:13-14 And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, You God see me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that sees me?… This self-interrogation of Hagar is suggestive of three things. I. IT SUGGESTS A SOLEMN FACT IS HUMAN HISTORY. God sees us. 1. The very nature of God implies this. 2. The Bible teaches this. II. IT SUGGESTS A SAD TENDENCY IN HUMAN NATURE. Hagar's question implies a fear that she had not been sufficiently conscious of this fact. 1. The signs of this tendency. (1) Deadness of soul. (2) Profanity of life. 2. The causes of this tendency. (1) Dislike of God. (2) Dread of God. III. IT SUGGESTS AN URGENT OBLIGATION IN HUMAN LIFE. A sense of God's continual presence will — 1. Restrain from sin. 2. Stimulate to virtue. 3. Strengthen for trial. 4. Qualify for the full mission of life. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? |
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