Genesis 13:10 The lesson to be gained from the history of Abraham and Lot is obviously this: that nothing but a clear apprehension of things unseen, a simple trust in God's promises, and the greatness of mind thence arising, can make us act above the world indifferent, or almost so, to its comforts... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 13:10 That Lot was a good man in the ground of his character there is no reason to doubt. But good men have their besetting sins. Lot's was worldliness, and it cost him dear. I. Consider some features of the choice which Lot made. (1) Worldly advantage was the chief element in determining h... [ Continue Reading ]
Genesis 13:18 _(with Genesis 14:13)_ Mamre is the first village that comes before us distinctly in any authentic history. If Ararat was the cradle of the races of our world, Mamre was the cradle of the Church. I. Mamre was a church among the trees. II. It was a refuge for faith. Abraham and the p... [ Continue Reading ]