Wednesday, December 19, 2007

GENESIS 20, or, "GENESIS 12"

Abraham and Sarah go to Gerar, where Abraham tries to pull the ol' "she's my sister not my wife" routine.

Oh Abraham.... When are you going to learn that when you feel threatened by a ruler in a foreign land, you're only going to get that ruler in trouble when you pretend that your wife is your sister and he then kidnaps her unaware that she's a married woman?

This is basically Genesis 12 all over again, except instead of Egypt, they're in Gerar, and instead of Pharaoh it's Abimelech.

What is the punishment for trying to sleep with Abraham's wife? Death to you and the infertility of all the women in your household, that's what. So don't even think about trying it.

By the way, isn't Sarah supposed to be ninety something by now? Why are men still trying to kidnap and have their way with her?

God on Blogs: Someone compiled the nine most badass verses in the Bible. Why don't they teach more of this stuff at Sunday school?