2 things jump right out to me on this one.
1. 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring[c] I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
We had a question a couple of days ago about the curse of Cannan.....well, now we are seeing the down-the-road result of that. They will be dispersed from their land. What's so intriguing to me about this situation, is the fact that Noah started the ball rolling, by getting drunk in the first place....and now a nation is cursed because of it.
2.11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.”
This is the first time we see Abram making a choice to not "completely" trust in God. He is doing what God has commanded, but he is making sure he has his backup plan in place. I'm amazed at all the great heros of the bible, and how many times they don't do the right thing, or don't act the right way, or just down-right disobey what God is telling them.....and yet, somehow they are still heros of history. David is even called a "man after God's own heart".
That gives me a greater understanding of God's true grace, and makes me feel better about myself in the selfish choices I seem to make.
have a good race this weekend!
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