{"id":36712,"date":"2018-08-02T13:46:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=36712"},"modified":"2022-02-27T00:28:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T22:28:00","slug":"sarahs-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/sarahs-projection\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah\u2019s Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[386,427],"acf":{"old_id":"36712","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":36151,"related_cahpter":"16","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"What was Hagar really feeling about Sarah\u2026","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Genesis 16, we learn that Sarai is barren, and she gives Hagar to her husband Abram so that they might have children. \u00a0As one might expect, Sarai quickly regrets this decision upon learning that Hagar is pregnant. In expressing the reason for her regret, she uses unexpected language &#8211; \u05d5\u05d0\u05e7\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4 (<em>V\u2019ekal b\u2019eineha<\/em>), \u201cI am lowered in her eyes.\u201d \u00a0Sarai believes that Hagar thinks less of her, because she allowed her husband to impregnate Hagar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no way for us to know that this is the case, because Hagar never says this outright. Therefore the only way we know what Hagar is feeling, is through Sarai\u2019s assumption. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, I don\u2019t believe that Hagar actually thought less of Sarai. Rather, Sarai is projecting. Sarai saw herself as less-than, and was thus disappointed in herself. However, instead of acknowledging that, she projected her own feelings onto Hagar. We do this all the time. In moments of personal insecurity, we often tell ourselves that other people will think ill of us. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, we are the ones who are feeling or thinking this way. It is much easier for us to put those feelings of disappointment on others, than to face disappointing ourselves. Perception is reality; if we don\u2019t check our perceptions, they can damage and alter our reality, our relationships, and our self-perception. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must learn from Sarai and be introspective; when we assume others are judging us, we should look inward and figure out from where these feelings come. \u00a0Perhaps if Sarai knew that it was she who felt disappointed, not Hagar, she might not have treated Hagar harshly. 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