John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 12:14
Gen 12:14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair. Ver. 14. The Egyptians beheld the woman. ] Pleasure is blamed, in Xenophon, for this, that she ever and anon looketh back upon her own shadow, and giveth her eyes leave to rove and range without restraint. An honest man, saith Plautus, should have continent eyes, hands, and tongue. a Nihil enim interest quibus membris cinoedi sitis posterioribus an prioribus , said... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 12:10-20
Genesis 12:10-20Abram went down into EgyptAbram in Egypt: the temptations and trials of a life of faithThe life of faith has many temptations and trials.I. THEY MAY ARISE FROM TEMPORAL CALAMITIES. Famine. 1. They direct the whole care and attention of the mind to themselves. 2. They may suggest doubt in the Divine providence. 3. They serve to give us an exaggerated estimate of past trials. II. THEY MAY ARISE FROM THE DIFFICULTY OF APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF RELIGION TO THE MORAL PROBLEMS OF... read more