When Abraham told King Abimelech that Sarah was his sister and not his wife,
Abimelech took her into his harem, but against ordinary expectations, did nothave sexual relations with her. Then he found out Sarah was Abraham‘s wife andwas frightened before God. But God said to him, "It was I who kept you fromsinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her" (Gen. 20:6, ESV).
That is a picture of God‘s restraint on sin in the world. - P171