The Lord Will

Genesis 20:7

β€œNow therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.”

KJV

Read in Genesis 20

Meaning

Abimelech is told to return Sarah, and Abraham is identified as a prophet whose prayer will accompany the restoration.

Read carefully

Prophetic status does not make Abraham's deceptive conduct good; biblical vocation and human failure can appear in the same person.

Reflection

Restoration requires concrete action, not only recognition that something has gone wrong.