Genesis 20

Genesis 20:3

God often intimated his mind in dreams; ch. xxvi 12. xxxi. 24. xxxvii. 5. xl. 8. and xli. 1. 1 Kings iii

Genesis 20:5

Jer. xxiii. 25, 28, 3 Dan. ii. 1. and iv. 2. Ver. 4. He was afraid that he, or even his subjects, however innocent this point, might for his sake, 2 Sam. xxiv. 17. 1 Chron. xxi. 14, 17. Jer. xv. be destroyed, as the Sodomites had been

Genesis 20:7

Abraham was a prophet, an interpreter of God’s will; Exod. vii. 11 and one to whom he freely and familiarly manifested his perfections and purposes; Amos iii. 7

Genesis 20:11

The true fear of God is not a slavish dread of him; as ch. xv. 1 but an abiding, kindly, and reverential awe of him, wrought in the heart of his Spirit; disposing and enabling to keep his commandments, and to have and avoid whatever is sinful; Jer. xxxii. 40. Eccl. xii

Genesis 20:13

Prov. viii. 13. ar xvi. 6. Gen. xxii. 12. xxxix. 9. and xlii

Genesis 20:18

Neb. v. 15. Job i. 1. Rom. iii. 18 Ver. 16. Either he gave this present of about 1151. sterling to Sarah, purchase veils for her and her maidens for the concealment of their beauty; to Abraham, as a memorial for Sarah to take heed henceforth to own him, as her brother, but as her husband, as the best safeguard of her chastity

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XX.—In my wanderings through this world 1. The commit myself, and all my concerns, to God as my God! If JEHOVAH 2. My God, my shield, and my exceeding great reward, I have no need of 3. Assistance or protection from Satan, nor of any evasive arts to shelter me from 4. Anger. Never therefore, let remarkable favours from God be immediately 5. Allowed with sinful unwatchfulness, and fear of man, which causeth a snare? 6. And if I have been once overcome by them, let me take heed to my steps, lest 7. My last error be worse than my first: but especially if I have real grace, let 8. Beware of becoming a tempter to the profane or gruceless.—How much 9. I did detests uncleanness! To prevent it, he inflicts judgments upon, and gives 10. Extraordinary warnings even to, Heathens. How pitiful are the best excuses 11. Which men, particularly saints, can make for their sinning! And it must be 12. Considered as an infinite mercy that God, though he sometimes puts his people 13. Be shame for their folly, takes more care of their honour, and especially of the 14. Be your of his promises, than they do. And the prayers of penitent saints are 15. Affordable to the greatest men upon earth. 4