“And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.”
Then Abimelek said: what is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us. The hypothetical consequence is the real danger: one of the men might have slept with Rebekah unknowingly, bringing guilt on the community. The communal impact of individual deception is Abimelek's concern — he is thinking about the harm to his people, not just to himself. The application: personal deceptions always have communal consequences. Abimelek articulates what Abraham and Isaac failed to think about: the innocent parties who are endangered by the lie.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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