Gen 12 - Thinking Pointers
1. Ever wonder how God revealed Himself in the Old Testament to man? Some were through animals, burning bushes, while most were personal encounters like the one in this chapter. Question to consider is - is this still the preferred mean of communication by God? Or is there a revealed, established way God speaks to man like the Bible?
2. Confusion abounds today as personal visions, dreams, signs etc. dominate false revelations by man, claiming leadership, hope and religion through each claim.
3. The mere "appeared unto" phrases recur 33 times in the protestant Bible, 8 times "in a vision", 21 occurrences of "dreams", giving support to supportable claims in the Scriptures
4. The beauty of Sarai is an interesting area to highlight - How beautiful can Sarai be? First take - beautiful enough to put lives of those around her in danger - wherever she goes! Sarai also means "My women of high rank". Some said that she is so beautiful all other persons seemed like apes in comparison! The beauty of Middle Eastern women is today published widely on the Internet
5. Abraham was richly blessed instead of angering Pharoah in this brave act, in fact some believe that Pharoah was so impressed with Abraham that he sent his daughter Haggar to be his handmaid
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