Guest LadyC Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 there are two accounts.... in chapter 12, and again in chapter 20. were these two separate occurences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddavid from NC Posted February 22, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 196 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,343 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 12 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/15/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/03/1964 Share Posted February 22, 2008 there are two accounts.... in chapter 12, and again in chapter 20. were these two separate occurences? Two separate accounts in Abram's faith journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 thanks for the info. i thought it was two separate events, but i wasn't sure. i wanted clarification before i put it on my flashcards LOL. butero, yeah, technically she was his half sister, but the intent was to deceive, and his motive was to save his own neck because he lacked the faith in those moments to trust God for his safety. isn't it ironic that isaac did the exact same thing years later? LOL, like father like son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia1 Posted February 22, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,858 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/24/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/23/1957 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The fruit does not fall too far from the tree...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted February 22, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted February 22, 2008 The fruit does not fall too far from the tree...lol Or the NUT doesn't fall far from the tree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricH Posted February 22, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted February 22, 2008 Isaac also did the exact same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemus Prime Posted February 25, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 462 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/20/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/07/1981 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think one of my favorite things about this passage (12:10-20) is that it could be best summed up with Sarai (soon to be Sarah) saying, "You want me to do what?!"...I love the fact that this is basically "Abram the Pimp!"...what this does show us, however, is that the will of God will reach its end, either through us or in spite of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviawang Posted July 30, 2008 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 30, 2008 I think one of my favorite things about this passage (12:10-20) is that it could be best summed up with Sarai (soon to be Sarah) saying, "You want me to do what?!"...I love the fact that this is basically "Abram the Pimp!"...what this does show us, however, is that the will of God will reach its end, either through us or in spite of us! i think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishcowboy Posted July 31, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 127 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3,248 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 13 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted July 31, 2008 They were not really lies. The Bible states she was his half sister. true, but it was deception that was in his thoughts...... then we recall that "like father like son" Isaac did exactly the same thing........ Abram twice Isaac once mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheya joie Posted July 31, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/15/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 31, 2008 Btw, this is what amazes me. The first incident, in Gen 12, happens right after the LORD calls Abram to go to the land of Canaan. In verse 4, we are told that Abram is 75 when he leaves Haran to go to Canaan. Sarai was ten years younger, so she would have been 65. Isn't it amazing that this woman of at least 65 captured the attention of the Pharoah, so that he wanted her for his own? And then the second incident, in Gen 20, takes place after the LORD changes the couple's names to Abraham and Sarah. (That happened in chapter 17.) At the time of the changing of their names, when the LORD also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, Abraham was 99 years old. Therefore, Sarah was 89. The following year, as related in chapter 21, Isaac is born - Abraham being 100 at that time and Sarah 90. And in between those events (giving of the covenant and birth of Isaac), Abimelech king of Gerar tries to take Sarah for his own to marry her. 89 year old woman! Amazing! (Sarah must have reeeeeeally been something!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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