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Topic: Question: Abraham lied to Pharoah
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Padre35
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From: charlotte, NC, US
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posted October 02, 2012 10:14 PM
  
This is based off of a thread on a different forum:Abraham and Sarah went to Egypt in Gen 20-12 and led Sarah to lie in Gen 12:11-13. I'm curious what folks take is on this? IP: Logged |
Lei_Kuei
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posted October 03, 2012 07:56 AM
From what I recall its because he was trying to protect her from ending up in a Harem. In which case its likely he would have been killed so that she would no longer be his wife, and therefore available...  Mostly he was just protecting his own ass, since her being his sister still left her available to be thrown into the Harem 
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Padre35
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posted October 03, 2012 08:42 AM
More or less, my take on it is Abraham was using an example of deception over outright dishonesty, and to preserve their lives not just for the gain he received in so doing.Apparently as the recounting goes, the Most High did not mind as he inflicted plagues on Pharaoh until he not only freed Sarah, but he recompensed Abraham for the misstep. IP: Logged |
Lei_Kuei
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posted October 03, 2012 10:10 AM
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Most High did not mind as he inflicted plagues on Pharaoh until he not only freed Sarah, but he recompensed Abraham for the misstep.
They are all jerks in my opinion... Abraham lied to save his own ass;
Pharaoh was a sex maniac;
Yahweh... uhhh where to begin with that ******* !; :rollseyes: Ahh the Bible, a paragon of morality! Endlessly entertaining  ------------------
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Padre35
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posted October 03, 2012 10:41 AM
Not at all, in many ways the Bible merely catalogs foibles that existed then, and are still around today.I don't bother with the Yahweh stuff, colossal waste of time. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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posted October 03, 2012 12:45 PM
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Originally posted by Lei_Kuei:
From what I recall its because he was trying to protect her from ending up in a Harem. In which case its likely he would have been killed so that she would no longer be his wife, and therefore available... Mostly he was just protecting his own ass, since her being his sister still left her available to be thrown into the Harem
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Lei_Kuei
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posted October 03, 2012 03:36 PM
hehe For someone who dislikes religion/bible... I know way too much about it lol  Funny that I guess being a Levitical scribe all those years ago, leaves the old tales lingering  ------------------
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Ami Anne
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posted October 04, 2012 10:37 AM
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Originally posted by Lei_Kuei:
hehe For someone who dislikes religion/bible... I know way too much about it lol Funny that I guess being a Levitical scribe all those years ago, leaves the old tales lingering
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Padre35
Knowflake Posts: 504
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posted October 04, 2012 11:56 AM
Well, I think my point is, things are not always what some would like them to be in the Bible.IMO, this is Abraham implementing Christ's injunction: "be ye wise as serpents, but gentle as doves" Abraham did come out ahead of the game by deceiving Pharaoh, but he did no physical harm to him. IP: Logged |
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