Thinking again about the daughters of men and the daughters of God. Once the latter married the sons of men, they would probably become more like the former, as they would have found it more difficult to live the gospel and to raise their children in the gospel. If course, there would have been some who would have succeeded, just like there are some today, and maybe their husbands might have even become men of God eventually. But what a hard thing to do. I couldn't do it!


Genesis 11 - Sarai and Milcah.


How I can relate to Sarai...."But Sarai was barren; she had no child.' (Genesis 11:30) Not until her twilight years did she become a mother, long after she would have thought it possible.


Abram and Sarai had not had an easy life. Abram had been sorely used by his father; indeed, his father, Terah, had tried to have him sacrificed to idols. They had also moved several times, finally going at the Lord's command to Canaan, then on to Egypt when there was a famine. Abram at this time was 75 years old....Sarai would not have been young either.


However, she was still fair to look at, and we read about Abram's ruse to protect him from the Egyptians, by telling them that she was the sister of Abram. This was not deception, as they were indeed related, and this relationship was also referred to by the term of brother or sister in that time and place.


Pharoah thought she was fair as well, and desired her. The Lord plagued Pharoah, and he realised his mistake, and sent them away.