Genesis 12-17 & Abraham 1-2 I Come Follow Me I Handmaidens, Harems and Heroines

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🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode, Lynne Hilton Wilson explores the stories of faithful women in the Old Testament who demonstrated deep obedience, covenant loyalty, and unwavering trust in God—even when their discipleship required real sacrifice. Through an LDS lens, she highlights how women were vital participants in God’s covenant work, not merely background figures. Their lives show that faith in the Lord often requires courage, patience, and a willingness to place divine promises above personal comfort or social expectations. A special focus is given to Sarah in Genesis 12 and the Book of Abraham, following the journey she and Abraham make to Egypt during a time of famine. There, they encounter serious danger as Abraham fears for his life because of Sarah’s beauty, leading to complex moral and spiritual tests. From an LDS perspective, Sarah’s faith, unity with Abraham, and trust in God’s protection reveal a woman deeply committed to the covenant path. Her story—marked by risk, displacement, and divine deliverance—invites viewers to appreciate the spiritual strength of covenant women and to see how their examples still guide Latter-day Saints striving to live faithfully today.

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0:00.0	It's been centuries since Noah, and we now have these false Egyptian practices across Mesopotamia and the ancient world,
0:09.9	and we are having human sacrifices.
0:13.4	And as Abraham describes his own experience, he says, before me, there were three virgins at one time who were daughters of Oneida,
0:23.2	one of the royal descendants who was from the direct loins of ham. The family relationship
0:29.2	between Abraham and Surai is a little bit different because one says she's his half-sister.
0:36.1	Same father, Tara, different mother. Another suggests that she is his
0:41.1	niece. Well, as we continue reading in Abraham, it sounds like...
0:50.3	Hello, welcome back to Scripture Central. I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson, part of the team that tries to build enduring faith in Jesus Christ by illuminating and defending the scriptures.
1:01.2	And I'm thrilled to be able to be talking about the Old Testament, specifically the women on handmaidens, harems, and heroines.
1:09.0	And we've got a fabulous heroine today in our second week on Sarai or Sarah,
1:14.3	Abrams' wife.
1:15.2	We're going to talk about the Egyptian maid servants from Genesis 12 to 17.
1:20.0	And we get to be introduced to Hagar.
1:22.4	So we're in the middle Bronze Age.
1:24.3	Go back in history to about 2000 BC, up to about 1800 BC, and you are in the
1:30.8	right place. I want to start in the book of Abraham. You know, this is a tragic period of time
1:37.0	when false traditions have come. It's been centuries since Noah, And we now have these false Egyptian practices across
1:48.6	Mesopotamia and the ancient world. And we are having human sacrifices. And as Abraham describes
1:55.6	his own experience on the altar, he says, before me, there were three virgins at one time who were daughters
2:04.0	of Oneida, one of the royal descendants who was from the direct loins of ham. And these daughters,
2:11.5	these young women gave up their lives. Now remember, the royal lines of ham is through the righteous
2:16.9	line, Ham and Zepta, or sometimes
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