Genesis 20:6

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Summary

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

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Sinning

2 Thessalonians 2:7

To touch

Bible References

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since the LORD had made all the women barren in Abimelech's household on account of Abraham's wife Sarah.

Even so, your father has cheated me. He broke our wage agreement ten times. However, God didn't allow him to harm me.

As they set out on their journey, because the people who lived in the cities around them feared God, they did not pursue Jacob's sons.

since I'm going to drive out nations before you, and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land, when you go up to appear in the presence of the LORD your God three times a year.

Now, your majesty, as the LORD lives and as you live, the LORD has kept you from shedding blood and from delivering yourself by your own actions. Now, may your enemies and those seeking to do evil to your majesty be like Nabal.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

A king's heart is a water stream that the LORD controls; he directs it wherever he pleases.

"Look how I'm blocking her path with thorns and building a wall to hinder her, so she can't find her way.

Sinning

No one has more authority in this house than I do. He has withheld nothing from me, except you, and that's because you're his wife. So how can I commit such a horrible evil? How can I sin against God?"

"A person sins against the LORD by acting treacherously toward his neighbor regarding something entrusted to his care, regarding security for a loan, robbery, if he has oppressed his neighbor,

Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment.

So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.

For the secret of this lawlessness is already at work, but only until the person now holding it back gets out of the way.

To touch

"but as for the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, God has said, "You are not to eat from it, nor are you to touch it, or you will die.'"

So he issued this order to everyone: "Whoever touches this man or his wife is to be executed."

Now about what you asked: "Is it advisable for a man not to marry?"

Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.