Genesis 20:7

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 20:1-18

Chapter 20Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and he sojourned in Gerar ( Genesis 20:1 ).So Abraham was living in the area of Hebron, but now he is still sort of a nomadic person. If you go over to Israel today, you'll see the Bedouins living in their tents and they are nomadic people. They'll live for awhile in an area and then they'll get up, pack their tents and move and live in another area. And Abraham was living in tents. He never... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 20:1-18

Genesis 20:1 , Gerar, in the tribe of Simeon, then a royal residence. Abimelech was the common name of the kings that reigned there. Genesis 20:2. She is my sister. It is not said whether Sarah was daughter of Terah, Abraham’s father, by a second wife, or whether she was daughter of Haran, and sister of Lot. The Jews are divided here, for brevity in the text seems to occasion obscurity. Yet being called daughter-in-law of Terah, Genesis 11:31, she must, it would seem, have been the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 20:1-7

Genesis 20:1-7And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sisterAbraham’s repetition of his old fault; the power of former temptationsI.THEIR POWER MAY SLUMBER LONG. In this instance, twenty-four years. Never safe from invasion of temptations once yielded to. II. CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ARISE WHICH WILL REVIVE THEIR STRENGTH. 1. Reaction after great spiritual excitement. 2. Experience of social corruption. III. THE RESULTS OF YIELDING AGAIN ARE MOST DISASTROUS. 1. The distress of anxiety. 2.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 20:7

Gen 20:7 Now therefore restore the man [his] wife; for he [is] a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore [her] not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that [are] thine. Ver. 7. Now therefore restore. ] Let knowledge reform what ignorance offended in. "The times of ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent". Act 17:30 As a master, when he sets up his servant a double light, expects more work and better. We... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 20:7

a prophet: The word navi, rendered a prophet, not only signifies one who foretell future events, but also an intercessor, instructor. See note on 1 Samuel 10:1, see note on 1 Kings 18:1-1 Corinthians :, and see note on 1 Corinthians 14:4. The title was also given to men eminent for eloquence and literary abilities. Hence Aaron, because he was the spokesman of Moses to the Egyptian king, is called a prophet. Exodus 4:16, Exodus 7:1, Exodus 12:1-Leviticus :, Exodus 18:17, Exodus 7:1, 1... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:7

7. He is a prophet Here the word prophet first occurs, but the spirit of prophecy had been abroad long before, speaking though Enoch and Noah . A prophet, נביא , is one who announces a divine message . The message itself may refer to things past, present, or future, so that prediction, or foretelling of events, is only incidental to prophecy, not its leading idea . On the distinction between the names prophet and seer, see note on 1 Samuel 9:9. Abraham was a prophet to Abimelech,... read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 20:1-18

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 20:1-18

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 20:1-7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 20:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 20:7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 20:7

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