seekeroftruth
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Genesis 20:1 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 Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.
3 But God came to Abimelek 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 Abimelek 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 who belong to you will die.”
8 Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid. 9 Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.” 10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ 12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And when God had me wander from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
14 Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.”
16 To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels[a] of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”
17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, 18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.
Well they certainly did not teach me that in Sunday School. They taught me that Sarai [Sarah] lied about her marriage to Abram [Abraham].... BUT it turns out that Sarah was Abraham's sister by another mother. I just thought she was a liar. But she was just a woman in a bad situation. Apparently Abraham could have her lie... well sort of.Check out verse 17.... while Sarah was around....none of the other women in the palace were getting pregnant. Getting pregnant was important... they had to have workers. One man couldn't gather his harvest.... he needed family to help. One man couldn't guard the flocks.... he needed family to help. Sarah, apparently, was a distraction. Man she must have been a real stunner!
Women weren't counted in those days. Women only did as they were instructed in those days. Women were a commodity.... to have a raise humans so that they could work the fields and watch over the flocks. Women were not considered the same as men. It was really a sexist society back then. Abraham told Sarah what to do.
Turns out.... Sarah earned a thousand shekels for being Abraham's sister...... but as his wife... without children... she was useless.... SO FAR.
I want to title this study.... "Abraham pimps again" but I think that might really offend some worse than when I started posting the Quran verses.
I also thought about calling it.... "Sarah lies again"...... but it turns out... Sarai was Abram's half sister....
So it's only "Half a Lie".... right?
