The Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I will make you into a great nation… I will give this land [of Canaan] to your descendants.”<\/p>\n
But then a famine struck the land; Abram journeyed down to Egypt to find food. Fearing that Pharoah’s coveteousness might lead to violence, he directed his wife to lie and say, “I am his sister. I am not his wife”.<\/p>\n
Why was this necessary? Had he forgotten what the Lord had promised? “I will give this land [of Caanan]to your descendants <\/em>“.<\/p>\n God’s sovereign will might mean suffering and hardship for a time – Job learned that – but it might mean blessing and protection even in very dangerous circumstances. The Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I will make you into a great nation… I will give this land [of Canaan] to your descendants.” But then a famine struck the land; Abram journeyed down to Egypt to find food. Fearing that Pharoah’s coveteousness might lead to violence, he directed his wife to … <\/p>\n
\nSuffering may be a means to an end, but blessing
\nis <\/em>the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"