Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness

Hagar and Ishmael walk through a dry wilderness ravine, small against the vast hills and barren desert around them. The open, stony landscape emphasizes the hardship of exile after Abraham sends Hagar away with bread and a skin of water. The scene draws from Genesis 21:14, where Hagar departs into the wilderness of Beersheba with her child, carrying both the burden of survival and the anguish of separation. In the biblical account, the wilderness becomes more than a place of abandonment; it becomes the place where God hears the cry of the child and provides a future. This artwork is suited for teaching on Hagar, Ishmael, divine provision, wilderness journeys, exile, trust, and God’s care for the vulnerable. by Erik Stenbakken