2549. Verses 10-11 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing? And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me on account of my wife.

'Abimelech said to Abraham' means further thought from the doctrine of faith. 'What did you see, that you have done this thing?' means a looking into the cause. 'Abraham said' means a perception, which constituted a reply. 'Because I said, Surely there is no fear of God in this place' means the thought derived from this that men would have no respect for spiritual truth in that state in which they were then. 'And they will kill me on account of my wife' means that this being so celestial things of faith would perish also if they were to think that spiritual truth alone could be joined to celestial good.