This pericope tells story of Abraham and Abimelech. Abraham stayed in Gerar and declared that Sara was his sister, for his own safety – as he assumed that the people and the king did not fear God. Abimelech took Sara but yet to touch her and God intervened. Dialogue between Abraham...
Gen 19 tells us the story of the destroying of Sodom and Gomorrah, and what happened to Lot. God sent his angels to rescue Lot and families. We can observe Lot’s hesitance: – He asked the guests/angels to stay even though they declined. If only he rushed out to flee...
The three guests and the discussion about Sodom and Gomorah – The Lord (adonai) visited Abraham and again repeated the promise and this time made it specific within the timeline, about next year (easier to believe, right? Not just someday). V10 and v14 left a cue that the 3 guests...
Laughing at the promise – 笑傲江湖 In this chapter, here are events happened, after the unfolding saga in last chapter. – God reminded again His covenant with Abraham. And now marked it with signs, i.e.the circumcision and the change of names for both of them. God repeated again...
Gen 16 started with story of Sara’s struggle and right positioned after the story of covenant in Gen 15, where there is the legendary verse Gen 15:6 and the terrifying account of covenant btwn God and Abraham Sara blamed God. Remind us of Eve? She proposed a solution which is...
