Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Genesis 12:10-16 (NIV)
10 Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you." 14 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that she was a very beautiful woman. 15 And when Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. 16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
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What a shameful act by Abram, having no manly pride to protect a woman! It also shows that he has no confidence and faith in God, who has poured down on him all the blessings for his entire families. We can see the fragile human nature in this scene, and it's obvious that all of us easily forget about the blessings and gifts that God has given us in the past. Rather, we have to tendency to ask for more like little children.
I see two good things here. First, Abram recognizes and acknowledges his wife's beauty. Second, Sarai despite her husband's wimpy move, accepts and follow along.
The rest however gets bad.
It's a shame that Abram, despite the relationship he has with God still fear the world. He could've confronted his fear to God so that he can make a wise choice. Sadly we'll be seeing this few more times.
The good thing is that God still uses Abram and trains him to become a spiritual leader.
from a practical perspective, abram's idea is admittedly quite clever. perhaps he was just desperate to stay alive but got corrupted by the more-than-expected flow of benefits from his strategy.
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