A Moment with the Bible

Genesis 12:10-20

Our text tells the intriguing story and Abraham and Sarah going into Egypt to escape a famine in the land of Canaan. Sarah was so beautiful that Abraham feared that the Egyptians would kill him in order to take her. So he asks Sarah to hide the fact that they were married and only say that they are brother and sister. Of course, the result of this decision was disastrous. While Pharaoh rewarded Abraham handsomely, Pharaoh also took Sarah to be his wife. There are some interesting and compelling lessons from this incident.

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