_And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister_ ABRAHAM’S REPETITION OF HIS OLD FAULT; THE POWER OF FORMER TEMPTATIONS I. THEIR POWER MAY SLUMBER LONG. In this instance, twenty-four years. Never safe from invasion of temptations once yielded to. II. CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ARISE WHICH WILL REVIV... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place_ ON HARSH AND SELFISH JUDGMENTS The true fear of God was at that moment in Abimelech’s heart, and not in Abraham’s; it was Abimelech who was playing the Christian part, that of the child of the light and of the day;... [ Continue Reading ]
_So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech_ AN EFFICACIOUS INTERESTING PRAYER Abraham’s prayer for the doomed cities was not granted, but his prayer for Abimelech was answered in full. “God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maid-servants.” But in the present instance we can see som... [ Continue Reading ]