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Genesis 16:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 16:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Glimpses of the Godhead.

1. Divine condescension. God visits men as the angel visited Hagar.

2. Divine omniscience. God knows men as the angel knew Hagar.

3. Divine compassion. God pities and comforts men as the angel did Hagar.

4. Divine wisdom. God instructs men as the angel directed Hagar.

5. Divine grace. God pardons and accepts men as the angel did Hagar.—W.

HOMILIES BY J.F. MONTGOMERY

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