Sins of the Father
It's incredible to read this story in Genesis 26 of Isaac and Abimelech, king of the Philistines, if only because I had read it at least twice before, albeit with Abraham doing the lying about Sarah. First of all, it's just plain wrong and cowardly for these men to have lied about their wives being their sister in order to avoid possible trouble. But more importantly, it is also a lack of faith in Yahweh, who has already promised his blessing to them, that lead to that cowardice. Quite sad indeed...
Misconceptions
This is the second time Abraham has lied about Sarah being his sister. And this time he gives an "explanation" (more like an excuse) for why he does this. Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, there is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife." I wonder how often Christians sin or lie when they make the mistake of thinking that God isn't big enough to reveal themselves to those who they think don't know him..