Genesis 20-22
PassageAbraham shows us many additional facets of God’s character. From the encounter with Abimelech Abraham tries the deception again with Sarah and the king, but God intervenes to protect both the king and Sarah. This lets us know that God sees everything, and is all knowing, especially how he knows our heart. God’s instructions to Abimelech did not align with our way of thinking, further showing that His ways are different from our ways.
Sarah and Abraham are beginning to show that they understand that God’s purpose is more than they know. They can see that through them God plans to build a kingdom on earth. Sarah giving birth at her advanced age was nothing short of a miracle from God to show the people around them. We can see from the story of Abraham that God listens to His people, and we are reminded that God always has His purpose for what transpires, regardless of how we try to intervene.