Length: 8 min 44 · Watch on YouTube
The story
Hagar and the Well. Hagar is Sarai’s servant, and nobody pays attention to her. One day, she runs away into the desert. By a spring, the angel of the Lord calls her by name, and she discovers “the God who sees me”. Years later, lost with her son Ishmael and without a drop of water, she cries. God hears the boy and shows her a well, very close by. Grandma Adjoua tells this story to Nia, who felt that nobody ever saw her.
The Bible passage
From the book of Genesis, chapters 16 and 21.
Read Genesis 16 and 21 in the Bible (New International Version)
In this episode
Each time mark opens the video on YouTube at the right moment.
The song: God sees me, God hears me
God sees me, God hears me, even deep in the desert.
Never alone, never alone, he knows my name!
The children sing it at the end of the episode, at 7:22.
Let’s talk about it
- Who is Hagar?
- What name does Hagar give to God?
- What does God show Hagar when the water is gone?
- Who around you needs someone to notice them? What can you do?
To remember: God sees me, God hears me, he knows my name.
To do: This week, greet by name someone people do not often talk to.
Printables
Also in French
The series also exists in French as “La Bible sous le baobab”, with the same episodes and the same songs.
This episode in French