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| Egypt spells Trouble | |
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| MarkStaneart | Oct 27 2012, 07:42 AM Post #1 |
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Every time we find ourselves going down into Egypt, it just seems like we can expect trouble. But, the lesson about Abram and Sarah may be more direct than what we are inclined to give credit for. Egypt has always been representative of the things of this world, carnality and self-will. It was, for much of biblical history, the cosmopolitan standard of innovation and technology. Abram was intimidated by the Egyptians. He wanted to make things as smooth and easy as possible. But, he had this problem: his wife was incredibly attractive. And while that's a problem that most of us husbands feel that we can struggle through, Abram needed to take measures for his own protection. The same kind of thing (traditionally) happened to the children of Israel when they went down to Egypt. They learned the customs and ideas of Egypt, sort of to play nice and smooth things over. Just like the wife of Abram, they gave the impression that their heart was available. So, too, the way that we interact with the world around us, we have to be careful (living here in the heart of theological Egypt). It's our tendency to avoid any sense of separateness. We want to be attractive to the community around us, to smooth things over, keep things easy. The story of Abram is no less a warning to us to day as it should have been to the sons Jacob. We're spoken for and are called to remain distinctive and faithful to our 1st love. |
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