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Her shortcomings were typical for any day, any epoch, but her virtues are uncontested as an example for women and men forever.
by Jerold Aust
braham married well, to a beauty named Sarah.
She was pretty enough to turn the heads of a pharaoh and a king,
who nearly lost their lives for entertaining the thought of taking
her into their harems.
What both rulers didn't know was that they were dealing with God's
faithful matriarch, Sarah, and with His faithful patriarch, Abraham.
To be sure, Abraham distorted the truth
a little by presenting his wife as his sister. But she was his
half-sister. She was also his wife. And at age 65, she continued
to turn the heads of rulers. However, her inner beauty of faith
in God far exceeded her outward appearance.
In the process of time, God transformed Sarah into a courageous, loyal, and faithful support for her husband. Although God changed her doubt to faith, Sarah must be given credit for placing herself in God's hands for Him to reshape her perspective.
Sarah also protected Isaac and defended her hearth and home (for
her, a comfortable tent) from a polygamous relationship. She forced
the banishment of her handmaiden Hagar who
had a son, Ishmael, by her husband Abraham. She was faithful in
her marriage through thick and thin. Her shortcomings were typical
for any day, any epoch, but her virtues are uncontested as an
example for women and men forever.
What follows is a remarkable story of one of the most faithful saints in the history of humanity. Sarah was a fitting partner to Abraham. In this story, Sarah shines as a faithful wife and mother. She might even be called the mother of all faithful women. The apostle Peter suggests such a description for her when he writes: "As Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid..." (1 Peter 3:6).
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