Genesis 12

So out of the blue God chooses Abram to be the patriarch of a great nation, and guides him to the land that his descendants, the Israelites, will inhabit. I don't know why God picked him in particular, but who am I to question God? I do know that because of this promise and those that God gives to Abram's descendants I believe that even today the Israelis have a right to the lands they inhabit. No offense to the Palestinians, but I have to side with the rightful heirs Abram, Issac, and Jacob.

The second half of this chapter describes a trip to Egypt where Abram was less-than-honest about who Sarai, his wife, was. To be perfectly blunt he must have been quite a coward to put his own life above the sanctity of his marriage. If I'd been in his place I would have proudly announced that Sarai was my bride, especially given the description of how beautiful she was. If I had any real concern that someone would kill me over that I simply would have avoided that area, or come prepared to defend myself.

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