When God came down to verify the woeful transgressions of Sodom and Gomorrah, he stopped by the tents of his faithful servant, Abraham. He came to remind Abraham of His promise that Abraham, and his wife, Sarah, would be the founders of a dynasty. Sarah was in her tent and when she heard God, she laughed for she was a woman of ninety, well past child-bearing who had given up on the promise God had made. God immediately asked Abraham, "Wherefore does thy wife, Sarah, laugh? Does not Sarah believe that the Lord, God, Jehovah, can do anything?" Abrahan feared God---and, frankly, so did Sarah, so she lied and said, "I did not laugh."
Now God had promised both Abraham and Sarah that they would live to be 175 years old. Not as long as Methuselah at over 900 years, but still nothing to sneeze at. However, because Sarah laughed, she revealed that she doubted God. For that He took away 48 years. He took 48 years away from Abraham, too, but for an entirely different reason. The lesson here: Be very careful at whom you laugh.
Now God had promised both Abraham and Sarah that they would live to be 175 years old. Not as long as Methuselah at over 900 years, but still nothing to sneeze at. However, because Sarah laughed, she revealed that she doubted God. For that He took away 48 years. He took 48 years away from Abraham, too, but for an entirely different reason. The lesson here: Be very careful at whom you laugh.
