And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her,
Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after Him that seeth me? Genesis 16:13
Thou God seest me; thou hast been pleased to take notice and care of me,
and graciously to manifest thyself unto me.
from Matthew Poole’s commentary.
And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness,
by the fountain in the way to Shur. And He said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou?
and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly,
that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son,
and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him;
and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her,
Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Genesis 16:7-13
The Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament is always Jesus.
He knew why she was there. He was asking for her to say out loud what was the crux of the matter.
He told Hagar several things:
Go back and submit yourself to Sarah
I will multiply thy seed exceedingly
You are with child
You shall bear a son
His name is Ishmael
He will be a wild man
He will tango with everyone
He will still live among his brethren
Then, Hagar called God, the God that sees me.
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord.
Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. Jeremiah 23:22-23
Hagar’s realization that the Lord was there with her is a beautiful thing.
God sees me.
He knows who I am.
The next step is having Him know you.
That comes with effort on our part and God will respond to our seeking Him.