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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:11

Verse 11 11.And Abraham said. There are two points contained in this answer. For, first, he confesses that he had been induced by fear to conceal his marriage. He then denies that he had lied for the purpose of excusing himself. Now, although Abraham declares with truth, that he had not concealed his marriage with any fraudulent intention, nor for the purpose of injuring any one; yet he was worthy of censure, because, through fear, he had submitted, so far as he was concerned, to the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:12

Verse 12 12.And yet indeed she is my sister. Some suppose Sarah to have been Abraham’s own sister, yet not by the same mothers but born from a second wife. As, however, the name sister has a wider signification among the Hebrews, I willingly adopt a different conjecture; namely, that she was his sister in the second degree; thus it will be true that they had a common father, that is, a grandfather, from whom they had descended by brothers. Moreover, Abraham extenuates his offense, and draws a... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:13

Verse 13 13.When God caused me to wander (430) Because the verb is here put in the plural number, I freely expound the passage as referring to the angels, who led Abraham through his various wanderings. Some, with too much subtlety, infer from it a Trinity of Persons: as if it had been written: The gods caused me to wander. I grant, indeed, that the noun אלהים (Elohim,) is frequently taken for God in the Scripture: but then the verb with which it is connected is always singular. Wherever a... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:14

Verse 14 14.And Abimelech took sheep. Abraham had before received possessions and gifts in Egypt; but with this difference, that whereas Pharaoh had commanded him to depart elsewhere; Abimelech offers him a home in his kingdom. It therefore appears that both kings were stricken with no common degree of fear. For when they perceived that they were reproved by the Lord, because they had been troublesome to Abraham; they found no method of appeasing God, except that of compensating, by acts of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:1-18

Abraham in Gerar, or two royal sinners. I. THE SIN OF THE HEBREW PATRIARCH 1. An old sin repeated . "Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister." Twenty years before the same miserable equivocation had been circulated in Egypt. A sin once committed is not difficult to repeat, especially if its legitimate consequences, as in the case of Abraham and Sarah, have been mercifully averted. One is apt to fancy that a like immunity will attend its repetition. 2. A ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:7

Now therefore restore the man his wife . Literally, the wife of the man, God now speaking of Abraham non tanquam de homine quolibet, sod peculiariter sibi charum (Calvin). For he is a prophet Nabi, from naba , to cause to bubble up; hence to pour forth, applied to one who speaks by a Divine afflatus ( Deuteronomy 13:2 ; 6:8 ; 1 Samuel 9:9 ; 1 Kings 22:7 ). The office of the Nabi was twofold—to announce the will of God to melt Exodus 4:15 ; Exodus 7:1 ), and also to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:8

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning ,—an evidence of the terror into which' he had been cast by the Divine communication, and of his earnest desire to carry out the Divine instructions— and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears :—confessed his fault, explained his danger, and affirmed his intention to repair his error; a proof of the humility of this God-fearing king (Lange)— and the men were sere afraid . It spoke well for the king's household that... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him (in the presence of his people), What hast thou done unto us ?—identifying himself once more with his people, as he had already done in responding to God ( Genesis 20:4 )— and what have I offended thee , that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? The gravamen of Abimelech's accusation was that Abraham had led him and his to offend against God, and so to lay themselves open to the penalties of wrong-doing. Thou hast... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:10

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou ,—either, What hadst thou in view? (Knobel, Delitzsch, Keil, Murphy, et alii ) , or, What didst thou see? Didst thou see any of my people taking the wives of strangers and murdering their husbands? ( Rosenmüller, 'Speaker's Commentary')— that thou hast done this thing? read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said (offering as his first apology for his sinful behavior the fear which he entertained of the depravity of the people), Because I thought, —literally, said (sc. in my heart)— Surely the fear of God is not in this place ;—otherwise, there is not any fear of God, רק having usually a confirming sense with reference to what follows— and they will slay me for my wife's sake. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 20:11

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