Goodness of God in Affliction
Genesis 16:7-12
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.…


A Sunday school teacher with the movable alphabet put together the sentence, "The Lord is good to all," and required his class to repeat it. One little fellow refused. The teacher asked his reason. He said because it was not true. "God is not good to father nor to me. He has taken my little brother away, and father is home crying about it." The teacher explained that God in love had taken the little brother to a better home, and would take him and his father to join him if they loved the Saviour. The child said, "Oh, I'll go and tell father," and at once ran to him with his lesson and comfort. It consoled and benefited both father and child.



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

WEB: The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.




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