Genesis 10-16

These chapters made me understand the reasons why man would follow God and why it makes sense for him to. God made promises. One notable example was when Abram had to drag his family all around just to find the land that God had asked him to find. The reason why he is doing this is because God is promising him protection and safety, which had him, convinced. "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."(Chapter 12 Verse 2)
What kind of a man would deny his family the delight to be blessed? To lose all of your enemies? Why reject the protection of a more superior being? A man would rather take a chance at faith and have the possibility of stopping his suffering or making his quality of life better than the one he currently has.

Another matter that got my attention was fertility and how it is absolutely necessary for future generations. To be able to continue spreading religion, Abram had a huge amount of children, even though his wife, Sarai, was not able to have more. I really thought the according to Christian beliefs, a relationship has to be completely monogamous. But apparently, in order for Abram to continue his Christian bloodline, he was completely allowed to cheat on Sarai. I clearly remember seeing an adaptation of Abram's story on some kind of documentary and they showed Abram as a butt-hole that cheated on his poor wife that wasn't to blame for her infertility. But then later they showed Sarai taking revenge on the woman that carried Abram’s children. It was stated that “Sarai was barren; she had no child.” (Chapter 11 Verse 30)

But actually, Sarai understood Abram’s needs and gave him her slave so that he could reproduce and “multiply exceedingly.” She supported Abram’s “infidelity”. What I cannot understand is how God approved of this, only to later grant Sarai fertility at 90 years old, and cause further problems that were sure to come in future generations.