Genesis 12:7-20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:16

"And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and menservants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels."Pharaoh loaded Abram with great wealth, intended no doubt as a kind of dowry, for the beautiful Sarai. This is an angle of the narrative that seems to be somewhat ignored. In view of the way that this episode turned out for Abraham, one can well understand why, later on, he did it again! Critics have been quick to allege that camels were not known... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:17-19

"And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai, Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way."There are many questions that rise with reference to this, but the Sacred Scriptures supply none of the answers. Josephus has this:"God's plague upon... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:20

"And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all they had."This is viewed as a military escort for the protection and safe passage of Abram's company, Pharaoh evidently fearing God's vengeance against him for any harm that might come to Abram.One of the great curiosities of the O.T. is the appearance of two other very similar stories, although different, from the one related here. One of the others likewise involved Abraham in Gerar (Genesis... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:7

Genesis 12:7. And the Lord appeared, &c.— Now that he was arrived in the promised land, the Lord graciously vouchsafed to appear to him again, and renew his covenant. "Abram," says Bishop Warburton, "at his first leaving his father's house, entirely resigned himself to the disposal of heaven, not knowing, for certain, whither he was to go." When he was come into the land of Canaan, his faith was rewarded by God with a farther revelation of his will; and he was now told, that this was the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:8

Genesis 12:8. Removed from thence unto a mountain, &c.— Either for better security from the inhabitants, or with a design of seeing more of the country. Here Abram built an altar (as it was usual on mountains); for, being fit places for contemplation, and, perhaps, by their height seeming to point the mind towards heaven above low earthly views, they were therefore chosen by pious men in ancient times, as altars of devotion raised by the Author of nature; and were approved of by God, till,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:9

Genesis 12:9. And Abram journeyed, &c.— Without any fixed abode, this favoured patriarch removed his tents from place to place, Heb 11:9 as he found it most convenient, in primitive and happy simplicity; still directing his course towards the south: and provisions failing in the land of Canaan, he went down to AEgypt, which lay low in comparison of Canaan, to sojourn there a while, to make a temporary stay there, till the famine should be abated. REFLECTIONS.—Abram is come into the land,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:10

Genesis 12:10. And there was a famine, &c.— It was a discouraging providence, to be in the land of promise, and so soon to be driven out of it by famine. It required strong faith to weather these trials. Severe temptations are usually the portion of the believer; and they are permitted, that the trial of his faith may be found much more precious than gold, 1 Peter 1:7. And now where should he go? Back again, would Nature say. No, says Grace; forward. AEgypt was near him, and thither he... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:11

Genesis 12:11. He said unto Sarai his wife, &c.— "Sarai," says Mr. Locke, "was then sixty-five, as Abram was seventy-five, she being ten years younger than he."—"And though at this age," Mr. Le Clerc observes, "the beauty of women is seldom very tempting; yet as in these ages they were longer-lived, so was their beauty more durable." Her fair complexion too, it has been observed, might render her more amiable than the swarthy AEgyptians. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:12

Genesis 12:12. They will kill me, &c.— Abram, it is plain, had a very bad opinion of the AEgyptians, for which most probably he had good grounds: he knew them to be libidinous to an extreme degree, and consequently ready to commit the most atrocious crimes, in order to gratify their lust. And, from Gen 12:15 it appears, that he was not much mistaken: a handsome woman could no sooner make her appearance, than the princes of the king report it to him, and he immediately seizes her. "In these... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:13

Genesis 12:13. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, &c.— See the notes on ch. 20: where this conduct of Abram is distinctly considered. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:17-19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 12:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 12:13

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