Read Genesis 20:1-18 at Bible Gateway.
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Hebrew paragraph divisions:
Gen 20:1-18 {s} Abimelech takes but then restores Sarah, Abraham’s wife
Strong themes of the parashah:
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Gen 20:1-18 chiastic structure:
1a) Gen 20:1, Abraham settled in the Negev, Kadesh, and Gerar;
1b) Gen 20.2, Abimelech took Sarah, the “sister” and wife of Abraham;
1c) Gen20.3-7, God warned Abimelech in a dream;
central axis) Gen 20.7, “Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”
2c) Gen 20.8, Abimelech told of God’s warning;
2b) Gen 20.9-14, Abimelech restored Sarah, Abraham’s wife and “sister” to him;
2a) Gen 20.18, Abraham is invited to settle wherever he pleases.
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Theme of the parashah:
Abimelech takes but then restores Sarah, Abraham’s wife
Finding Messiah in Torah:
Abraham’s ministry of mediation is the ministry of the Messiah, the Messiah being the Promised Seed who was born through Abraham:
“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,” 1 Tim 2:5.
Abraham is modeling Messiah’s ministry by prophetic type.
Additional readings for this Torah portion:
For further study off site:
Who was Abimelech? – Christian Answers
True repentance and forgiveness – What Saith the Scripture
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