Oh, Abraham!

You think Abraham would have learned his lesson and told Sarah to quit referring to him as her brother. Consider Abimelech's reaction, "What have you done to us? What have I ever done to you that you would bring on me and my kingdom this huge offense? What you've done to me ought never to have been done." What Abimelech didn't know is that Abraham had already pulled this stunt once.

In a few chapters, we'll see what the phrase, "like father, like son" means.

However, Abraham not only comes out of this unscathed, but benefits. He gets:
1. sheep and cattle and servants
2. a thousand pieces of silver

Did Abraham have something against the king of Sodom? Last week, he wouldn't take a dime from him, but twice now has reaped the rewards of lying about his relationship with Sarah.

I try to have as much integrity as I can. I just wish "the father of many nations" did too.