that thought crossed my mind, but Adam already knew the will of God, which was not to eat of the fruit.
I didn’t see where Abram was aware that God did not want Sarai to bear a child (is it clear what the will of God was? in this case?). Just that she was unable to but apparently wanted a child very much.
This brings up another question that if someone is unable to perform an otherwise normal bodily function (in this case having a baby), should it be concluded that it is God’s will? Conversely, if a woman is quite fertile and bears multiple children is it reasonable to conclude that was God’s will as well?
Please understand that I am not trying to antagonize others or lessen their faith by offering a perspective on Scripture. I do this with good intentions!
I’m going to presume that since barrenness is recognized as in God’s control, that it was God’s will for them to not have children until the perfect time for the fulfillment of His promise.
I don’t think there’s a lesson in Scripture with as obvious consequences as this one, that Abraham disobeyed God and took matters into his own hands, and this world has been dealing with the consequences of that one act of lack of faith for thousands of years.