Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 20: 17-18
MEDITATION
Genesis 20:17-18
17 So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children;
18 for the LORD had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. Abraham’s prayer to God
a. He prayed for Abimelech.
b. God graciously heard his intercessory prayer.
2. Healing from God
a. God healed Abimelech,
b. And his wife,
c. And his female servants.
d. They were now able to bear children.
e. Children were considered important.
f. They were the future of the tribal kingdom.
3. The closing of the womb
a. God had closed up the wombs of all the females in Abimelech’s household.
i. His principal wife.
ii. His female servants (his concubines possibly).
b. Reason given:
i. Abimelech had abducted Sarah.
ii. God was angry with what he did.
He closed the wombs of his wife and concubines as punishment.
经文：创世记 20：17-18
沉思
《创世记 20：17-18》
17 亚伯拉罕祷告神，神就医好了亚比米勒和他的妻子，并他的众女仆，她们便能生育。18 因耶和华为亚伯拉罕的妻子撒拉的缘故，已经使亚比米勒家中的妇人不能生育。