opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot, for she said, Let me not see the death of the lad. And as she sat down opposite him, he lifted up his voice and wept and she raised her voice and wept. And God heard the voice of the youth, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the youth where he is. Arise, raise up the youth and support him with your hand, for I intend to make him a great nation. Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water, and she went and filled the [empty] bottle with water and caused the youth to drink. And God was with the youth and he developed, and he dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer.” From the above portion of Scripture we see that indeed as it is written, the son of the bondwoman was castaway, however this did not exempt God from taking care of that son, and therein He
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