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Genesis 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Hagar and the God Who Sees

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Saw Hagar

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Sees

WATER → picture 4ANGEL → picture 1CARES → picture 3BABY → picture 2

Grade 1The God Who Sees

A spring of water → picture 2The angel of the Lord → picture 4A son named Ishmael → picture 1God cares → picture 3

Order:

1. Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children2. Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face3. Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness4. Hagar bore a son for Abram

Grade 2The God Who Sees

  1. Who was Hagar? Sarai's servant (circle)
  2. Did Sarai ask God about her plan? No (circle)
  3. Why did Hagar run away? Sarai was unkind to her.
  4. Who found Hagar by the spring? The angel of the Lord
  5. What did Hagar call God? A God who sees (circle)
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Grade 3God Hears and Sees

  1. How long had Abram lived in Canaan when Sarai made her plan? Ten years
  2. What happened between Sarai and Hagar? Hagar looked down on Sarai, and Sarai treated her harshly.
  3. Where did the angel of the Lord find Hagar? By a spring in the wilderness (on the way to Shur)
  4. What does the name Ishmael mean? God hears
  5. How old was Abram when Ishmael was born? Eighty-six
1: Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children2: Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face3: Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness4: Hagar bore a son for Abram

Grade 4Running Ahead of God

  1. Why did Sarai suggest her plan? She was impatient because years passed without the promised child.
  2. What problems did the plan cause? Hagar despised Sarai, Sarai blamed Abram and treated Hagar harshly, and Hagar ran away.
  3. How did God show kindness to Hagar? The angel of the Lord found her, spoke to her by name, and gave her a promise for her son.
  4. What name did Hagar give the Lord, and what does it mean? El Roi: the God who sees

Word bank: 1. God; 2. Hagar; 3. angel; 4. sees

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5El Roi: The God Who Sees

  1. What custom did Sarai use, and why was it a problem? Giving her servant to Abram to have a child; it was human strategy instead of waiting in faith.
  2. How does Abram's response echo Genesis 3? He listened to his wife's plan rather than trusting God's word, as Adam did.
  3. Describe how each person acted wrongly. Hagar despised Sarai, Sarai blamed Abram and mistreated Hagar, and Abram stepped back from responsibility.
  4. What does the name Ishmael mean, and why was it given? God hears, because the Lord heard Hagar's affliction
  5. What does this chapter show about God's care? God sees and cares even for the overlooked: a runaway foreign servant.

Word bank: 1. Hagar; 2. God; 3. sees; 4. cares

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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