創世記20:8-18

20:8 亞比米勒清早起來，召了眾臣僕來，將這些事都說給他們聽，他們都甚懼怕。
20:9 亞比米勒召了亞伯拉罕來，對他說：「你怎麼向我這樣行呢？我在甚麼事上得罪了你，你竟使我和我國裡的人陷在大罪裡？你向我行不當行的事了！」
20:10 亞比米勒又對亞伯拉罕說：「你見了甚麼才做這事呢？」
20:11 亞伯拉罕說：「我以為這地方的人總不懼怕上帝，必為我妻子的緣故殺我。
20:12 況且她也實在是我的妹子；她與我是同父異母，後來作了我的妻子。
20:13 當上帝叫我離開父家、飄流在外的時候，我對她說：『我們無論走到甚麼地方，你可以對人說：他是我的哥哥；這就是你待我的恩典了。』」
20:14 亞比米勒把牛、羊、僕婢賜給亞伯拉罕，又把他的妻子撒拉歸還他。
20:15 亞比米勒又說：「看哪，我的地都在你面前，你可以隨意居住」；
20:16 又對撒拉說：「我給你哥哥一千銀子，作為你在閤家人面前遮羞的（羞：原文是眼），你就在眾人面前沒有不是了。」
20:17 亞伯拉罕禱告上帝，上帝就醫好了亞比米勒和他的妻子，並他的眾女僕，她們便能生育。
20:18 因耶和華為亞伯拉罕的妻子撒拉的緣故，已經使亞比米勒家中的婦人不能生育。

 ⁸ Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid. ⁹ Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.” ¹⁰ And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
¹¹ Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ ¹² Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. ¹³ And when God had me wander from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”
¹⁴ Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him. ¹⁵ And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.”
¹⁶ To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels^[a] of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.”
¹⁷ Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, ¹⁸ for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek’s household from conceiving because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.

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    上帝對亞伯拉罕真的是充滿恩寵，雖然他一再犯錯，但是上帝卻藉由錯事來成就祂的目地。這樣的說法，可能讓你無法接受。但是，亞伯拉罕的確在這事上有錯，亞比米勒才是真正的受害者，因為他在無知之下犯罪了，還使災禍發生家人身上，「因耶和華為亞伯拉罕的妻子撒拉的緣故，已經使亞比米勒家中的婦人不能生育」。

    但是，上帝卻用圓滿的方式讓這件事情落幕。就是上帝讓亞比米勒花了一千銀子遮羞，「亞伯拉罕禱告上帝，上帝就醫好了亞比米勒和他的妻子，並他的眾女僕，她們便能生育。」

    這也告訴我們，為了和好，人必須付出代價，但是這代價是值得的，因為從此以後仇人變朋友！同樣上帝也是為了與人和好，付上耶穌基督為代價。雖然錯不在上帝，但是上帝卻願意像人顯明祂的拯救！祂樂意使人得救恩，得著祂所賜的公義，使人站在意的地位，享受祂的恩寵，如同亞伯拉罕所享受的！因為，他是公義且慈愛的上帝，祂樂意將祂的公義賜給人，使人透過耶穌基督被稱為義，好使人可以得著祂在基督裡所預備的獎賞，也就是祂自己，也就是認識祂和祂所差來的耶穌基督，這就是永生了！