Genesis 16 · Grade 3
God Hears and Sees
Read the Story
Abram had lived in Canaan ten years, and Sarai still had no children. Sarai gave her Egyptian servant Hagar to Abram as a wife, and Hagar became pregnant.
Then trouble started. Hagar looked down on Sarai, and Sarai blamed Abram. Abram told Sarai to do as she pleased, and Sarai treated Hagar harshly. Hagar ran away into the wilderness.
The angel of the Lord found Hagar by a spring on the way to Shur. He told her to return and promised that her descendants would be too many to count. Her son would be named Ishmael, which means God hears, because the Lord had heard her misery. Hagar called the Lord a God who sees, and the well was named after that. Abram was eighty-six when Ishmael was born.
Memory Verse
“Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.”
Genesis 16:11 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
How long had Abram lived in Canaan when Sarai made her plan?
What happened between Sarai and Hagar?
Where did the angel of the Lord find Hagar?
What does the name Ishmael mean?
How old was Abram when Ishmael was born?
Story Order
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you be a friend to someone who feels alone?
- When are you tempted to take a shortcut instead of waiting?
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