Genesis 20:1–18
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
It is not a collection of flattering portraits of spiritual giants, suitable for framing. It is a record of God's dealings with deeply flawed men and women, a record that is often gritty, embarrassing, and scandalous. If you want a faith that rests on the moral performance of its heroes, this chapter will wreck you. But if you want a faith that rests on the granite-like faithfulness of God to His covenant promises, then this chapter is a great feast. Here we have Abraham, the father of faith, the friend of God, fresh from the heights of interceding for Sodom, and he immediately plummets into the depths of cowardice and deceit. He repeats a sin he had committed years before in Egypt. He has a promise from Almighty God that a son will come from his own body and from Sarah's womb, a promise just recently reiterated with the laughter of Sarah still echoing in the tent.