PITFALLS TO ABRAHAM AND HIS DESCENDANTS

1. ABRAHAM

a. He lied that his wife Sarah, was his sister, because she was fair and beautiful.
Genesis 12:11-19,

Genesis  12:11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:  12:12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.  12:13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.  12:18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?  12:19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

b. He took two wife's aside sarah
Genesis 16:2-3, 25:1

Genesis 16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis  25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

c. Hagar was the source of grief to sarah
Genesis  16:4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.  16:5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

d. Sarah was barren
Genesis  11:30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

e. Sarah lied.
Genesis 18:12-15
Genesis  18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?  18:13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?  18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.  18:15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

2. ISAAC

a. Isaac lied that his wife, Rebekah was his sister because she was fair and beautiful.
Genesis 26:7-10

Genesis  26:7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

Genesis  24:16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

b. Rebekah was barren
Genesis  25:21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

c. Esau's wife, Elom was  source of greif to Isaac and Rebekah.
Genesis  26:34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:  26:35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

d. Rebecca was a liar and a skeemer
Genesis 27
Genesis  27:5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.  27:6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 27:7 bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

3. JACOB

a. He married four wife's (sisters) and their maids
Genesis 29:23-29

Genesis  29:23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.  29:24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.  29:25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?  29:26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

b. Rachel was barren
Genesis  29:31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

c. Rachel was a their and a liar
Genesis  31:19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.  31:34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.  31:35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.