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Read Through the Bible
Day 12: Genesis 20-21
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister; And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah” (Genesis 20:2).
Chapters 20 and 21 relate to Abraham and his house. Chapter 20 relates Abraham’s lie to Abimelech; he told Abimelech Sarah was his sister and directed her to lie, too. Yet, God spared Abimelech. God came to Abimelech in a dream, told Abimelech the truth and warned Abimelech of the consequences of knowing Sarah.
Matthew Henry makes a worthy point regarding Abraham’s sin,
“We are here [in Chapter 20] returning to the story of Abraham; yet that part of it which is here recorded is not to his honour. The fairest marbles have their flaws, and, while there are spots in the sun, we must not expect any thing spotless under it. The scripture, it should be remarked, is impartial in relating the blemishes of even of its most celebrated characters” (Henry 103).
Henry, Matthew. “Volume 1: Genesis.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.
Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.
© 2025 Angela Hormberg
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