Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Genesis 20:1-7 (NIV)
1 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman." 4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he said, "Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? 5 Did he not say to me, 'She is my sister,' and didn't she also say, 'He is my brother'? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands." 6 Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her. 7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all yours will die."
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Throughout this scene, I feel Abraham and Sarah show lack of trust and faith in the Lord. By now, they have seen a few miracles already, such as Lot's survival in Sodom & Gomorroah etc....Despite, they still seem to doubt about God's presence and power..At the same time, I think God wants to test Abimelech's integrity and conscience.
Pretty disappointed with Abraham's lie again. I wonder if Sarah said anything back to Abraham regarding his decision.
I wonder what God would've done to Abimelech even if he had gone near her without being aware that Sarah was a married woman.
Another interesting thing is, isn't Sarah about 90+ in terms of age? She still looks attractive/young to be passed off as a unmarried woman?? That seems pretty outrageous.
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