Genesis 20:4

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

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Interpretation

Crooked policy will not prosper: it brings ourselves and others into danger. God gives Abimelech notice of his danger of sin, and his danger of death for his sin.

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This thought runs through Genesis 20:3-7.

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Glossary

Abimelech Person: My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1. ) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham ( Gen. 20:1-18 ).