So, it seems that Abraham has a habit of hiding the identity of his wife everywhere he goes. This time around it nearly brings destruction on a king and his family, but the crisis is averted through obedience to God (on the part of the king) and Abraham coming clean in the end. Apparently, though, Sarah really is blood-related to Abraham: his half sister, to be precise. Ew!
Oddly, Sarah is also 90 years old here (based on the previous chapters). It is somewhat surprising that a king would want to take such an old lady to be his wife. She must have been a real looker ;)
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It is a bit odd that Abraham would try this tactic again. Maybe he figured it worked so well last time... Oh, right...
I find it encouraging that Abraham, in every other case a man of great faith, still finds it difficult to completely trust that God will take care of him. At the same time, he is setting a pattern of behavior that his son Isaac will follow later.
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