ABRAM AT HEBRON; LOT TAKEN CAPTIVE
Genesis 13:14; Genesis 14:1
Lot lifted up his eyes for himself, but when the last of Lot's
followers had streamed out of the camp, God bade Abram lift up his
eyes, not to choose, but to behold what God had chosen for him. He
must first estimate his possessions, an... [ Continue Reading ]
ABRAM AND MELCHIZEDEK
Genesis 14:13
Recently discovered monuments confirm this narrative of the
confederacy of the kings, but do not tell of their overthrow. Abram
might fairly have left Lot to reap as he had sown, but his soul
yearned over his weak and entrapped relative, and he set himself to
del... [ Continue Reading ]