Well, today the Lord revealed a “declaration” that you can Speak Forth, and follow, which will bring about a release, and some resolution, to this relationship “issue”.
Saul was always out “to destroy” David, and Laban was out “to use and abuse” Jacob!
So I Samuel 24 , both in vs 12 and again in vs 15, David declares to Saul,
“The Lord Judge Between Me and Thee”.
And in Genesis 31, in vs 49, 50, and 53 the following is spoken between Jacob and Laban.
“May the Lord watch between you and me.”
“God is witness between you and me.”
They were no longer going to “be tormented” over the rift.
So, to close, this is my exhortation from the Spirit today:
He is able to bring forth justice and judgment. He sees it as it is.
Let the scripture in this matter give you wisdom and resolution. Amen!
Hoping this helps someone out there!
Sarai spoke to Abram the same similar words, “The Lord judge between me and thee”!
Sarai’s invoking God’s higher judgment in this matter, meant that even though it was her original idea (see Genesis 16:2), and actually it was the custom of their day and society to have a child through a servant girl, she held Abram, as her husband, ultimately responsible before God for “approving the plan”. He was the one who followed through with it, getting Hagar pregnant, and making her his wife. He was then ultimately responsible for Sarai being greatly hurt and wounded by Hagar’s pride and attitude of superiority over her.
He did not wait upon God for His fulfillment of His Promise of a son, and Abram, in his heart, I’m sure, knew that.
After hearing Sarai’s words, Abram realized he was also ultimately responsible to declare whether or not Sarai retained her authority over Hagar, because they were both essentially his wives, and Hagar’s worth in that day was more now in the site of the people because she had already conceived.
Sarai’s invoking God’s judgment in the matter by saying, “the LORD judge between me and thee”, must have put some fear into Abram, for we see that his response in Genesis 16:6 was to tell Sarai, “Behold, thy maid IS in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee.” He didn’t want further trouble from God, or his wife! He knew evidently that he messed up, and yes, Sarai messed up and was paying the heavier price of being mocked! So he wanted “out” of the situation!
7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 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. 9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 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.12 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. 13 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? 14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Because Ishmael in Hebrew means “God hears” and Hagar spoke the name of the Lord “Thou God seest me”, we can see that God both saw and heard Hagar. Ishmael is the father of the Arab nations, and to this day, the world acknowledges that verse 12 rings true of those in this lineage. I quote, “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.”
God also told Hagar to submit to Sarai. Sarai later had Isaac, the promised son, and Abram became Abraham the father of the Jewish nation.
So the question arises within my own mind: “The Lord judge between me and thee”… Is it still to be declared, as we experience the present day conflicts? Are we to declare these words still? The conflict continues, does it not? OR, was the idea that God heard and saw Hagar… and yet told her to go back and submit to Sarai and Abraham still in effect? This is worthy of pondering. I’m not going to tell anyone how to think or interpret this. I just know the declaring of these words, “The Lord judge between me and thee” has power!
As believers in God, we can realize a couple things though:
God IS the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob… and we know Jesus Christ was God’s prophet. He is “That Prophet” by which the word will be judged one day (see the previous chapter with that title if you haven’t read it already).
Allah became the named god of Ishmael’s lineage… and we know that Mohommed is declared to be his prophet.
So, readers, my own conclusion is, that all men will bow their heads to GOD in the end…also referred to as Yahweh or Jehovah. Just as Hagar had to come back humbly at God’s command, and submit herself… so too, I believe that the Arab people can come back humbly and submit themselves, if they encounter God and hear God’s judgment within their hearts. God is able to turn them toward himself, and we read countless testimonials wherein Muslims have been converted to Christ, by His revealing himself to them. Praise God! Grace is grace! The gift of God remains a gift to all men!
In Acts 17:31 Paul tells us this, regarding God… and we therefore know that “The Lord Judge Between Me and Thee” will one day BE.
“For He has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
Whether nations or people…the question will be: Who are they serving?
Is it Jesus Christ? This would mean they are serving the true God and his Christ.
Hagar was obedient to the true God to go back to submit to Sarai, her master, and Abram her husband. We know she told Abram what the angel told her to call her son, for it says Abram named his son Ishmael. Yet somewhere along the lineage of Ishmael, they as “nations together” departed from Abram’s God. The words declared over them by the angel of the Lord in Genesis 16:12 have rung true for generations: they continually war with others.
Abram became a different person as God brought forth the promised son, Isaac. Even his name was changed to Abraham. It was no longer Abram. Why?
Because the Son of Promise is just that: The one GOD INTENDED… not the one man intended.
To wait upon God for our promises?
To lean upon Jesus Christ, God’s prophet? And our Savior?
“The Lord judge between me and thee.” will someday BE.
For only the Lord God can Judge.