Faith or Fixing? | Genesis 16:1-16

Faith or Fixing?  Genesis 16:1-16“Fundamental problem of Ch 16 is that sometimes the people of God try to pursue the promise of God apart from the plan of God.”   Phillip BethacourtGenesis 15:5-6 “He took him outside and said, ‘Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’  Then he said to him, ‘Your offspring will be that numerous.’  Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.”  Theophany – Manifestation, or appearance, of God (unmistakable voice, recognition of His divine presense), no doubt exists that it is God who reveals himself (burning bush with Moses, pillar of fire & cloud in Exodus 13:21-22).  Christophany - appearance of pre-incarnate Christ.  Examples include Samson’s mother in Judges 13:3-5, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3.  First appearance of the Angel of the LORD in the Old Testament and it was to an Egyptian woman. God sees and cares for the oppressed.  Are we putting our faith in God or trying to fix our circumstances apart from His plan?