The Holy Spirit sets Abimelech as a foil to Abraham who was still not perfect. As soon as God spoke to him in a dream he takes remedial action and also confronts him. " And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake."
The patriarch was presumptuous to use Sarah as the means to wriggle out of a difficult situation. He used it once too often. Sarah's soul was complete as was of Abraham. This is established in the manner she put her foot down in the matter of Ishmael. We read how the patriarch took it,"And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son." God however sides with her. "in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice." (21.10-12)
Let us look at the spiritual principle behind it. Eve was created out of Adam but God deals with the mother of all living and of Adam how does God respond? "Cursed is the ground for 'thy sake' ".(3.15) The Covenant set by the Law of the Spirit created man 'in our image and after our likeness." The Word was with God so it cannot go wrong because of Adam's disobedience. On the other hand God stipulated 'thy seed' meaning Seth who is the Branch. He is with Jesus Christ are designated as the Word was with God. God a Spirit holds the last Adam as the Word which was with God. When God sends his only begotten Son to the world Jesus Christ represents the Son in his flesh. The same was in the beginning with God refers to him and not Adam. In the specific case of Sarah she was with the Word which was God. Her faith was such "Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised"(Heb.11.11). The Word of God established her role in the house as independent of her Lord and master.
The Holy Spirit sets Abimelech as a foil to Abraham who was still not perfect. As soon as God spoke to him in a dream he takes remedial action and also confronts him. " And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake."
The patriarch was presumptuous to use Sarah as the means to wriggle out of a difficult situation. He used it once too often. Sarah's soul was complete as was of Abraham. This is established in the manner she put her foot down in the matter of Ishmael. We read how the patriarch took it,"And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son." God however sides with her. "in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice." (21.10-12)
Let us look at the spiritual principle behind it. Eve was created out of Adam but God deals with the mother of all living and of Adam how does God respond? "Cursed is the ground for 'thy sake' ".(3.15) The Covenant set by the Law of the Spirit created man 'in our image and after our likeness." The Word was with God so it cannot go wrong because of Adam's disobedience. On the other hand God stipulated 'thy seed' meaning Seth who is the Branch. He is with Jesus Christ are designated as the Word was with God. God a Spirit holds the last Adam as the Word which was with God. When God sends his only begotten Son to the world Jesus Christ represents the Son in his flesh. The same was in the beginning with God refers to him and not Adam. In the specific case of Sarah she was with the Word which was God. Her faith was such "Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised"(Heb.11.11). The Word of God established her role in the house as independent of her Lord and master.
Abimelech make amends to her equally.
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