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Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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A Familiar Failure
Commentators unanimously note this is Abraham's second time using this deception. They describe it as an inexcusable relapse born from a lack of faith and a failure to learn from God's past deliverance in Egypt. This serves as a powerful reminder that even great figures of faith can fall back into old patterns of sin when they fail to trust God's providence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
2. אבימלך 'ǎbı̂ymelek — Abimelech, “father of the king.”
7. נביא nābı̂y' “prophet,” one who speaks by Go…
19th Century
Anglican
She is my sister. — Twenty years before, Abraham had acted in the same way in Egypt, and Pharaoh had rebuked him, but sent him awa…
16th Century
Protestant
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife. In this history, the Holy Spirit presents to us a remarkable instance, both of the infirmity of man an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, she [is] my sister This he gave out in all conversation he came into, and said i…
Deceitful conduct will not prosper: it brings ourselves and others into danger. God warns Abimelech of his danger of sin, and his danger of death f…
