“And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.”
Abimelech brings sheep, cattle, and servants and gives them to Abraham and returns Sarah. The restoration is generous — material gifts accompany the return, exactly as in the Egypt episode of Genesis 12. Abraham prospers materially from each deception. The application: material outcomes do not validate the means by which they were obtained. The prosperity is real but its source is not commendable.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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