Notes in Genesis Chapters 26 and 31

Genesis 26:7 - See note here at Genesis 12:13.

Genesis 31:16 - Leah and Rachel to Jacob, "...Whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do."

What every man needs to hear from his wife!

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Notes in Genesis Chapter Nineteen

Genesis 19:1 - "...and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom."

Lot's decline: Genesis 13:12; Genesis 14:12; Genesis 19:1.

Genesis 19:14 - "And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters..."

By contrast, Genesis 24:1-9, Abraham unwilling to marry off Isaac to the pagan peoples of the land of Canaan: "Thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell."

Genesis 19:26 - But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

LOOKING BACK:

• Warnings: Proverbs 14:14; Luke 17:31-32; Luke 9:62; Hebrews 10:38-39; II Peter 2:18-22.
• Paul's example: Philippians 3:1-14
• Proper focus forward: Hebrews 12:1-2

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Notes in Genesis Chapter Sixteen

Genesis 16:5 - And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Note: Sarai's idea, but Abram responsible as ultimate decision maker.  Wife not responsible before God for decisions husband makes.

Cross reference Genesis 3:17, "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree...."

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