John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 12:11
Gen 12:11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon: Ver. 11. Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman. ] And yet she was now sixty-five years of age; wherein she was a figure of "Jerusalem the mother of us all." Galatians 4:26 Song of Solomon 1:15 ; Son 4:1 Sarai’s chief beauty was that of "the hidden man of the heart," as saith St Peter. 1Pe 3:4 ; 1Pe 3:6 But outward... 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