Oh ick! There are such goings on! I tell you what, God is extremely patient, as we can see reading about Abraham. I mean, I can't believe it! After he had tried to tell Pharaoh that Sarah was his sister and how that all turned out, now he gives her to another King. Fortunately, God warns the king so that he doesn't call on her. And then, the king gives Abraham some slaves, some flocks and herds, AND 1,000 pieces of silver (as an exoneration of Sarah) AND tells Abraham to settle where he pleases! Unbelievable! I can't believe Abraham would do that. Didn't he learn from his previous mistake? Hmmm.... he must have been like we are....
And then that whole thing with Sodom and Gomorrah in the previous chapters. God loved Abraham because he made sure that Lot and his family made it out of Sodom to safety. Of course, that story doesn't end that well.... I guess the Bible really does just tell it like it is. It doesn't gloss over the icky parts of life. Is there something in that for us to learn? Maybe that we need to face all the "junk" of life too? Another thing to think about....
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