{"id":1224,"date":"2013-02-16T15:46:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T20:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/?page_id=1224"},"modified":"2013-03-03T17:27:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T22:27:26","slug":"el-roi-the-god-who-sees-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/names-of-god\/el-roi-the-god-who-sees-me\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Ro&#8217;i, the God Who Sees Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>El-Ro\u2019i: Genesis 16:13-14<\/h1>\n<p>She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: \u201cYou are the God who sees me,\u201d for she said, \u201cI have now seen the One who sees me.\u201d That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi <i>(the well of the Living One who sees me)<\/i>; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.<\/p>\n<h2>The God Who Sees Me<\/h2>\n<p>Kilroy was an icon of the Second World War. He was everywhere. The implication was that you couldn\u2019t go anywhere he hadn\u2019t been, and see nothing he hadn\u2019t seen. Personally, I think they spelled it wrong. Instead of Kilroy, it should have been \u201cEl-Ro\u2019i was here (and sees you)\u201d.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Kilroy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1228 alignleft\" alt=\"Kilroy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Kilroy.jpg?resize=307%2C205&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"307\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Kilroy.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Kilroy.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Kilroy.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Kilroy.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1227 alignnone\" alt=\"El-Ro'i Was Here\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?resize=307%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"307\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?resize=1024%2C701&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?resize=400%2C274&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/El-Roi-Was-Here-v2.jpg?w=1267&amp;ssl=1 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>While El-Ro\u2019i is only found once in the Bible, the implications are widespread.<\/p>\n<h3>El-Ro\u2019i doesn\u2019t need my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">assistance<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Abram and Sarai tried to solve their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">perceived need<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarai\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">idea<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Abram\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">agreement<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The plan\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">failure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ishmael (God hears) would have a tough existence <i>(Genesis 16:12)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Ishmael had a future <i>(Genesis 21:18)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Ishmael was a part of God\u2019s plan of redemption <i>(Genesis 50:20)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>El-Ro\u2019i sees me where I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">am<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Angel of the Lord found Hagar by a spring after she <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ran away<\/span> <i>(Genesis 16:7)<\/i>\n<ul>\n<li>The Angel of the Lord is not merely an angel, but a preincarnate manifestation of Jesus.<\/li>\n<li>Hagar recognized Him for who He was <i>(Genesis 16:13)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Angel of the Lord found her by a spring after she was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thrown out<\/span> <i>(Genesis 21:17, 19)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>He opened her <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eyes<\/span> <i>(Genesis 21:19)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>El-Ro\u2019i knows my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">circumstances<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>He asked a question, but already knew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">answer<\/span> <i>(Genesis 16:8, 11)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>He made a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">condition<\/span> <i>(Genesis 16:9)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>He had a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">plan<\/span> <i>(Genesis 16:10)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>El Ro\u2019i plans the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">consequences<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hagar learned that El Roi was watching over her and that he had a plan to bless her and her son. One of Abraham&#8217;s grandsons, Esau, married Ishmael&#8217;s daughter, and it was the Ishmaelite traders (also referred to as Midianite merchants in Genesis 37:26-28), themselves descended from an Egyptian slave, who transported his great-grandson Joseph into slavery in Egypt. <i>(From Praying the Names of God by Ann Spangler)<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>El Ro\u2019i watches for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reason<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To punish <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wickedness<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Those who think God is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">blind<\/span> <i>(Jeremiah 16:17)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Those who think we can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hide<\/span> from God <i>(Jeremiah 23:24)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Those who think we can hide our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">deeds<\/span> from God <i>(Hebrews 4:13)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Those who think they\u2019re <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">getting away<\/span> with something <i>(Luke 12:2-3)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To reward righteousness\n<ul>\n<li>Noah reveals what God sees <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in us<\/span> <i>(Genesis 6:5, 6:8, 7:1)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To encourage His own\n<ul>\n<li>He looks out for His <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">own<\/span> <i>(Psalm 34:15)<\/i>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">salvation<\/span> <i>(Psalm 33:18-19)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>To instruct and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">counsel<\/span> <i>(Psalm 32:8)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>To support in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">trouble<\/span> <i>(2 Chronicles 16:9)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>To guide in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life<\/span> <i>(Proverbs 5:21)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He sees you when you\u2019re sleeping, He knows if you\u2019re awake, He knows if you\u2019ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness\u2019 sake! <i>(Proverbs 15:3)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>How does knowing God as El Ro\u2019i, the \u201cGod Who Sees Me\u201d, give you comfort today?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h1>Praying to God by Name<\/h1>\n<p>From \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Praying-Names-God-Daily-Guide\/dp\/0310253535\/ref=as_li_ss_mfw?&amp;linkCode=wey&amp;tag=promotionsnor-20\" target=\"_blank\">Praying the Names of God<\/a>\u201d by Ann Spangler<\/p>\n<h2>El-Ro\u2019i<\/h2>\n<h3>Reflect On:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genesis 16:1-14<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Praise God:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For his eye is on the sparrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Offer Thanks:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For God&#8217;s watchful care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Confess:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any tendency to accuse God of abandoning you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ask God:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To increase your awareness of his presence.<\/p>\n<h3>Reflect On:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genesis 21:1-21<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Praise God:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For faithfully hearing your prayers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Offer Thanks:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For God&#8217;s timely help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Confess:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your disbelief despite the evidence of God&#8217;s past faithfulness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ask God:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To hear your cries for help.<\/p>\n<h3>Reflect On:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Psalm 33:13-22<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Praise God:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Because he loves to help the poor and the oppressed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Offer Thanks:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For all the ways God has protected you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Confess:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any self-centeredness and lack of concern for the needy of this world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ask God:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To grieve your heart with the things that grieve his.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next: <a title=\"El-Olam, Everlasting God, and El-Chay, the Living God\" href=\"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/names-of-god\/el-olam-everlasting-god-and-el-chay-the-living-god\/\">El-Olam and El-Chay<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El-Ro\u2019i: Genesis 16:13-14 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: \u201cYou are the God who sees me,\u201d for she said, \u201cI have now seen the One who sees me.\u201d That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi (the well of the Living One who sees me); it is still&hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/names-of-god\/el-roi-the-god-who-sees-me\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1197,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1224","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1MnZf-jK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1300,"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1224\/revisions\/1300"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jdackerman.com\/miscellany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}