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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
Day 
Day 60

Text: Genesis 12: 17-20

MEDITATION

Genesis 12:17-20

17 But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.”
20 So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Great plagues

a. Misfortune came upon Pharaoh and his household.
b. These plagues happened the moment Sarai was added to Pharaoh’s harem.

2. Pharaoh’s interview with Abram

a. He was very upset and angry with Abram.
b. He rebuked Abram for not declaring that Sarai was his wife.
c. He could have taken Sarai as his wife.
He was obviously afraid of more severe plagues that could be sent to his household.

3. Banished from Egypt

a. Pharaoh sent Abram and Sarai and all they had from the land of Egypt.
b. The sojourn in Egypt ended drastically.

IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED

1. God was there to give His protection, despite human weakness and sinfulness.

2. Abram and Sarai had learned a vital lesson about the need to exercise faith in God.
To rely on cunning and deception was not the way of the faithful!

经文：创世记 12：17-20

沉思

《创世记 12：17-20》
17 耶和华因亚伯兰妻子撒莱的缘故，降大灾于法老和他的全家。
18 法老就召了亚伯兰来，说：“你这向我做的是什么事呢？为什么没有告诉我她是你的妻子？
19 为什么说她是你的妹子，以致我把她取来要做我的妻子？现在你的妻子在这里，可以带她走吧！”

20 于是法老吩咐人将亚伯兰和他妻子，并他所有的都送走了。

在生活里有意义地的应用

1. 大灾

a. 大灾降于法老和他的全家
b. 这些大灾是在撒莱加入法老的后宫那一刻发生的

2. 法老会见亚伯兰

a. 他对亚伯兰是又生气又懊恼
b. 他谴责亚伯兰没有告诉他撒莱是他的妻子
c. 他差一点就把撒莱取做他的妻子
他显然担心更加严重的大灾会降于他的全家

3. 驱逐出埃及

a. 法老把亚伯兰和撒莱以及他们所拥有的一切逐出埃及
b. 他们在埃及的暂居彻底结束了

学习了重要的教训

1.尽管人类软弱和罪孽深重，上帝还是在那里给予护卫

2.亚伯兰和撒莱学到了关于必须对上帝运行信心的重要教训。依靠狡猾和欺骗的途径并不是虔诚的人该行的道！