GENESIS 12
17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” 20 And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had. – Genesis 12:17-20
GENESIS 12 PHARAOH RELEASES ABRAM AND SARAI
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
When Abram thought of using Sarai to spare his life
Even though it didn’t honor God doing such plan,
The Lord God still protected him and Sarai
By afflicting Pharoah with great plagues.
Plans that we take in our own hands may not be good
It still doesn’t change the love of God for his people
This is how faithful and loving our heavenly Father is
Let’s not forget to always rely on Him instead of our own strength.
In this narrative of Abram’s deception of Pharaoh to spare his own life at the expense of using his wife’s beauty and letting Sarai lie for him, we are presented with the reality of man’s bent nature. We tend to take control of things especially when we perceive dangers that may not be truly there. Fear can always spur us to do the wrong thing. It filters our perception and thwarts it. It goes on automatically taking care of our own instead of going and running to God.
After the fall, we cannot hide from the wickedness that is so prevalent in all of us humans. In this situation, despite the way Abram took control of the events, we still see God protecting him and Sarai from the possible evil plan of Pharaoh to take Sarai as part of his concubine. They were all set free because of the plague that God sent Pharaoh. We learn from this story how God takes care and protects his own people.
REFLECTION
- Share an incident when you were protected by the Lord even though you made a foolish or rash decision.
