And the woman (Sarah) was taken to Pharaoh’s house. He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels. (Gen 14,15-16)

When Abram descended into Egypt, he already was a wealthy man. But now Pharaoh himself enriched him with more property and flocks, so that his entire retinue grew abundantly again. It must have counted at least dozens of people. But how can a person — moreover, a man like Abram, who has known the reality beyond this world — be satisfied only through wealth or similar things? Many may have envied Abram at the moment, but he knew he was in a golden cage. He didn't feel well in it, he couldn't sincerely rejoice in what he had gained. Half-truth (he and Sarah had the same father, not their mother - such marriages were allowed in ancient times) helped him to Pharaoh's gifts and now he had to play the well-paid role and not reveal the truth. But his marriage was defiled and he might have lost his wife forever.

He kept fighting: he was troubled by an inner voice that told him he hadn't behaved properly and was guilty of it all. Again, the issue seemed to be the doubt whether it was necessary to go to Egypt at all. But Abram objected to the voice, saying he had no choice. "You did," said the voice. "I didn't!" Abram replied excitedly. "If only you could look at it from another point of view." "No, because there was no other way out!" Abram shouted back. But the voice continued, "What about Sarah, have you ever thought about how she was feeling in that all...?"

Abram saw absolutely no solution in the current situation. He couldn't just come to Pharaoh and take Sarah back. 

But in this dark moment, a wonderful thing happened: his new God entered the scene.