The Genesis Project
Genesis 20

Wandering

117 words · February 27, 2025

And it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said to her, ‘This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’
Genesis 20:13 (NASB)

Wandering may feel aimless, isolating, and hopeless. Lonely. But at this time in the story, Abraham has been wandering for 24 years, never settling. But look at who causes this wandering. It is God, who made a promise to bless Abraham and lead him to a land he would show him.

So when you read that God drove Adam and Eve out of the garden, understand: He caused them to wander, too.

But not alone.

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