Gen 20:2 | KingComments | STEP | The result of his stay there is that he denies his true relationship with Sarah and loses her. From Galatians 4 we know that Sarah is a picture of grace ( ). Abraham represents here a believer who, through his dealings with nominal Christians, loses the sense of grace. The nominal Christian knows nothing about this. He abuses grace for his own pleasure and turns it into licentiousness ( ). Abraham’s failure here is worse than in Genesis 12. Here he denies his relationship to the mother of the heir. It is a low point in the life of the believing Abraham.

‏ Genesis 20:2

Abraham Loses Sarah

The result of his stay there is that he denies his true relationship with Sarah and loses her. From Galatians 4 we know that Sarah is a picture of grace (Gal 4:23-24). Abraham represents here a believer who, through his dealings with nominal Christians, loses the sense of grace. The nominal Christian knows nothing about this. He abuses grace for his own pleasure and turns it into licentiousness (Jude 1:4). Abraham’s failure here is worse than in Genesis 12. Here he denies his relationship to the mother of the heir. It is a low point in the life of the believing Abraham.