I thought it was interesting that as close/obedient to God as Abram seemed, he asked his wife, Sarai to lie about being his wife (for fear that Pharaoh would kill him). We all have a sinful nature though, even Abram. Because of this lie, Pharaoh ended up taking Sarai as his wife and then God sent plagues on Pharaoh and his house. This confuses me that Pharaoh would be punished for being misled by Abram. Furthermore, we don't read anything about Abram having a repentant heart. I wonder if it's because this is pre-Christ?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Genesis 12-14
I was curious as to why so many altars seemed to be built so far, as I have always viewed them with a negative conotation (making altars to worship gods/idols). I had to look in the study notes in my Bible to read that altars were constructed because there was no central sanctuary before the exodus from Egypt, so they were places where God could be encountered in worship. Now it makes more sense...
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I've noticed this too, that other people seem to be punished for Abram's sins (again in chapter 20). I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteBut what I do love about Chapter 12 is how Abram didn't know where God was sending him, but he still went without question. Could you imagine just picking up your entire household and moving to an undisclosed location out of faith? I hope to have that kind of faith one day.