Observations/Questions from Day 2 Reading

Submitted by Amanda Holland on Wed, 06/13/2007 - 18:10.

*Gen. 19:4 - "Before they had gone to bed, ALL the men from every part of the city of Soddom - both young and old - surrounded the house." - Even married men?

*Gen. 19:19 - "...But I can't flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I'll die." - Interesting to note how he had JUST been saved from a city marked for destruction, yet, he still didn't think that he would be safe in the mountains. Did he have so little faith in God, that he would think that God would let him jump from the frying pan into the fire, so to speak?

*Gen. 20:17-18 - "Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abielech, his wife and his slave girls so that they could have children again, for the LORD had closed up every womb in Abimelech's household because of Abraham's wife Sarah." I find it odd that the "victim" of the scam is the one paying the consequences. Seems that since Abraham told Sarah to lie, that he would be the one to deal with the consequences.

*Gen. 22:18 - "and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me." - wasn't he already promised this in Gen. 15:5?

*Gen. 27:12 - "What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing." - would he only be cursed if he were found out? Seems that if he were going to be cursed for lying about who he was, it would happen either way.

*Gen. 28:1 - "So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him..." I find it odd that there are no words of disappointment in the fact that his son deceived him, and no consequences given for the bad behavior, either.