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Why do you think Sarai went along with Abrams story?.

Given the cultural and gender roles of his time, should Abram have apologized to his wife for his treatment of her? What might have happened as a result?

What would life be like if we didn’t tell any of those culturally acceptable lies?Ģ.

Can we apply Jesus words to the half-truths we tell on a regular basis?

Has our culture downplayed the telling of half-truths? What do we call them today?.

He/she tells you the persons name but you don’t want to talk to them.

Do we tell half-truths today? Think about this scenario: Someone you know calls and your spouse answers the phone.

Read Genesis 12:10-13 and Genesis 20:11-13: Did Abram actually lie about his relationship with Sarai? If he didn’t lie, then why does it feel like he did? Deal openly and quickly with the sin come clean with each other and the Lord, and ask each other and God for forgiveness. To deal with poor choices, own up to any misuse or disrespect of each other. A Christian married couple can learn from Abram’s life that choices have long-lasting ramifications. The poor choices that Abram made affected his marriage and his future. So one wrong left unresolved between a couple only succeeded in perpetuating the abuse, threatening the very calling of Abram to be the father of many nations. And years after that, Abram and Sarai’s son, Isaac, did the same thing with his wife, Rebekah (see Genesis 26). Some years later, Abram once more passed off his wife as his sister, this time to Abimelek, the king of Gerar (see Genesis 20). One problem with never saying you’re sorry after wronging your spouse is that you are then inclined to repeat your behavior. But God rescued Sarai out of that difficult situation by afflicting Pharaoh and his family with such serious diseases that Sarai was sent back to her husband-and Abram even got to keep the livestock and servants he had acquired in the process. Sure enough, the Egyptians praised her to Pharaoh, and Sarai was taken into Pharaoh’s palace.

#Husband lies and hides things movie#

In the movie Love Story, Oliver tells his girlfriend, Jennifer, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Maybe that’s what Abram thought after telling a lie about his wife.

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But how do you think she felt about a husband who feared more for his own skin than for hers? Could you trust your spouse after being misrepresented as someone you’re not? That kind of betrayal can drive a wedge between a couple that only widens over time. And Abram did need to survive for the covenant promises of God to come true, right?Īccording to the prevailing pattern for women in that era, Sarai had no say about the arrangement. After all, it was partly true Sarai was his half sister (see Genesis 20:12). So Abram told his wife to say she was his sister. Sarai was so beautiful that she was sure to attract the attention of Egyptian rulers who wouldn’t hesitate to kill Abram to get his wife. So the couple relocated to Egypt to find food. Famine in the land put them into crisis: move or die of starvation. Do you take the promotion at work if it means traveling with business associates who have no scruples? Do you keep having lunches with your friend of the opposite sex if it makes your spouse uncomfortable? The list goes on. Life can present a married couple with tough choices. – Abram to Sarai, in Genesis 12:13 The Need For Respect Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you. We are all prone to believe and tell lies, even to ourselves, and we daily face a tempter who is the “father of lies” (John 8:44) and wants us to forget the danger of lies. This week’s study is geared for our readers who are married, but we think even our readers who are single will appreciate these Scripture readings that reinforce that “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15) is important in all communication. In this week’s Bible Study, taken as an excerpt from the NIV Couples’ Devotional Bible, we’re looking at the marriage of Abram and Sarai from Genesis and the consequences of the poor choices that were made, and lies that were told, that affected their relationship and their future. What is your definition of truth? How often do you bend the truth to avoid trouble? Do you find yourself shielding truth from someone because you think it will protect them?