Genesis 21:16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
Genesis 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Genesis 21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Genesis 21:20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer
I especially love the testimony of Hagar, in scripture. It shows the love of God that far surpasses, even the love of the best men. God seems to take wondrous pleasure in outdoing and out loving people. A good man, a godly man, would and did send that slave woman out into the world to die and God came to the rescue. God vindicated His great name. God showed Himself the defender of the weak and the fatherless and the stranger. He is always that way. When men show the truth of what we are, He outdoes us and outshines us in our best attempts at love and righteousness. God will not allow His truth to be overcome by evil. It may look so, because of the sins of His godly ones. Even then, God will step in and show Himself mighty to save.
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