Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Genesis 25-26

Highlight Verse:

“Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” “Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me,” Isaac replied.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭26‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Isaac must have learned from his dad Abraham.

It didn’t really work for Abraham. Why did Isaac think it would work for him?

I think Isaac trusted his own wits more than he trusted God’s protection.

God chose to protect Isaac and Rebekah anyway.

So did it make any difference that he lied?

I’m sure it didn’t do wonderful things for the relationship between Isaac and Rebekah.

It could also have been a root of the bitterness between Israel and the Philistines.

That, of course, is something we will never know for certain.

What is certain is that lying because we don’t trust God to keep us safe won’t do us any favors. It may help us in the moment but in the long run, it will cause us more grief than it saved.

If we can trust God for our salvation, we can Him to protect us for eternity.

Have you had times when you lied to try to protect yourself?
Have you trusted God to protect you in a difficult situation?
How did either of those work out for you?