{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Faith","title":"From “In the Beginning” to Amen // Used, Abused, Abandoned but Not Forgotten // January 18, 2026","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2646,"description":"From “In the Beginning” to Amen // Used, Abused, Abandoned but Not Forgotten  HagarGenesis 16:3-13 Used/Despising\tGenesis 16:4 NLT\t“So, Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when Hagar\tknew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt.” Abused - MistreatmentGenesis 16:6 NLT“Abram replied, ‘Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away.’” Abandoned\tIn light of the contempt, Sarai gets sick of it. Abram gets sick of hearing about it, and the\tthing continues to be a big mess. Abram says to Sarai… “Do as you see fit,” in essence\twashing his hands of the story. Hagar now gets shipped off to the wilderness with very\tlimited resource. But Not Forgotten·     God heard the boy crying and heard Hagar’s affliction and her pain.·     God is near to the brokenhearted and comes close to those who are crushed in spirit.·     God provides and promises to bless Ishmael and his inheritance  TamarGenesis 38:6-30 Used/AbusedWicked husbands - Second son, particularly… wants the sex but not the responsibility AbandonedSent away from the household of Judah to her own parents’ house under the ruse of waiting for the third son, which Judah had no intention of giving. Tamar has a ‘black-widow’ label attached to her. She has become the one at fault… not the evil brothers. ·     Tamar is put on parade in front of the people and about to be burned for her ‘sin’. Alone…  But Not ForgottenShe is named in the lineage of Jesus… Out of the scandal and mess of Judah’s life comes the reminder that in God’s time, he will work his purposes.... Who would have thought that from the union of Judah and Tamar, we would have the line of Jesus… God is out to redeem lives, not just condemn lives!  JosephGenesis 37:1-36, 39:1-50:26 USEDInterpreted dreams and immediately forgotten AbusedStripped of his Robe, his reminder that he was loved·     Thrown in a pit·     Sold to the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xe5ZmqsbRK_eg3Aa1aaHkwMagjXYQWPYjJYhv8jTcBI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMDUw/MGUwMDE1NzNlYTc4/ZWM2Y2YzZWJjMjQy/MmQ2Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}