Genesis
Chapter
20
{Disillusion,
Degradation, Decoration - Verse 1 - Disillusion}
1^~
And Abraham kept on journeying
from
there toward the south country
{Abraham leaving the land is always a picture of a believer out of
fellowship - see Chapter 19:26-28 for the reason why},
and
kept on dwelling in prosperity {yashab}
between
Kadesh {name means prostitution - picture of idolatry or
eyes off the Lord}
and
Shur {name means 'to stir up dust' or 'get excited' - emotions
now rule Abraham},
and
kept on 'dwelling temporarily'/sojourning
in
Gerar {name's meaning comes from its sound (ana-poetic)
- means sawing and came to mean 'dragging away' - so here
Abraham is 'dragged away' and is 'out of fellowship'}.
{Disillusion,
Degradation, Decoration - Verse 2 - Degradation}
2^~And
Abraham kept saying {'amar} of Sarah his wife,
'She
is my sister'.
And
Abimelech king of Gerar kept on sending
and
taking { laqach - for his wife} Sarah.
{Note: When God restored Sarah's womb, apparently her physical beauty was also restored. So, Abraham is afraid that he will be killed so they can 'have' Sarah.}
{Disillusion,
Degradation, Decoration - Verse 3-13 - Decoration}
3^~'Elohiym/Godhead
kept on coming
to
Abimelech in a dream by night,
and
kept on saying to him,
"Behold,
you . . . {are} a dead man,
for
the woman whom you have taken.
For
she is a man's wife."
4^~But
Abimelech had not 'come near' her
{no sexual relations or marriage here}.
And
he said, "'Adonay/Lord, will You
slay
also a righteous {tsaddiyq} nation?"
5^~Said
he not unto me,
"She
. . . {is} my sister?"
And
she, even she herself, said {'amar},
"He
. . . {is} my brother.
In
the integrity of my heart/'right lobe'
and
innocence of my hands
have
I done/manufactured {'asah - out of pure intentions}.
6^~'Elohiym/Godhead
said unto him in a dream,
"Yes,
I know that you did this
in
the integrity of your heart/'right lobe'.
For
I also withheld you from sinning against Me.
Therefore
suffered I you not to touch her."
7^~"Cause
the restoring of the man his wife.
He
. . . {is} a prophet,
and
he himself shall keep on praying for you,
and
you will live.
If
you do not cause the restoring {of her to her husband},
know
{yada`} . . . dying . . . you will die {muwth muwth},
you,
and all that are yours.
{Indicates
a Good King}
8^~Abimelech
kept on rising early {shakam} in the morning,
and
kept on calling his slaves/servants {`ebed},
and
intensively communicated categorically
{dabar - Piel intensive stem}
these
words {dabar} in their ears.
And
the men were greatly afraid.
{A
Correct Unbeliever Rebukes A Mature Believer}
9^~Then
Abimelech kept on calling Abraham,
and
kept on saying to him,
"What
have you done/manufactured?
{'asah - potential discipline out of deceit}
What
offense {did I do to you}?
that
you have caused to bring on me
and
on my kingdom a great sin?
You
have done/manufactured deeds {unto me}
that
ought not to be done/manufactured."
10^~And
Abimelech kept on saying to Abraham,
"What
did you perceive { ra'ah}
{idiom: what were you thinking when you did this?},
that
you have done/manufactured {'asah}
this
word/matter {dabar}?"
11^~And
Abraham kept on saying {'amar},
"Because
I 'said in my mind'/thought {'amar},
surely
the respect/fear/awe { yir'ah} of 'Elohiym/Godhead
{is}
not in this area.
And
they will kill me for my wife's matter {dabar}
{idiom: meaning 'remove the obstacle in the way, take the
beautiful wife' a custom in lawless societies - all you have really
belongs to the strongest}."
12^^And
yet indeed she is my sister.
She
. . . {is} the daughter of my father,
but
not the daughter of my mother.
{And
she became} my wife.
13^^And
it came to pass,
when
'Elohiym/Godhead caused me
to
wander from my father's house,
that
I kept on saying unto her,
"This
is your grace {checed}
which
you can keep on manufacturing
{'asah - out of a good mental attitude}
unto
me.
At
every place to which we keep on coming,
say
of me, 'He . . . {is} my brother'."
{Verses
14:16: Dignity of Abimelech}
14^^And
Abimelech kept on taking sheep, and oxen,
and
men-servants, and women-servants,
and
kept on giving them unto Abraham,
and
kept on causing to be restored to him Sarah his wife.
15^^And
Abimelech kept on saying,
"Behold,
my land is before you.
Dwell
in prosperity where it pleases you."
16^^And
unto Sarah he said,
"Behold,
I have given your brother {sarcasm}
a
thousand pieces of silver.
Behold,
he is to you a covering of the eyes,
unto
all that are with you, and with all other.
{idiom: meaning is 'her husband is her protection'}"
Thus
she was chided.
{Verses
17:18: Rebound and Restored Dignity of Abraham}
17^^So
Abraham kept on praying himself unto 'Elohiym/Godhead
and
'Elohiym/Godhead
healed
Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants.
And
they kept on baring {children}.
18^^For
Jehovah/God closing . . . had closed up {`atsar `atsar}
all
the wombs of the house of Abimelech,
because
of the word/matter {dabar}
of
Sarah - Abraham's wife.
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