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Verse Genesis 14:19. _AND HE BLESSED HIM_] This was a part of the
priest's office, to _bless in the name of the Lord, for ever_. See the
_form_ of this blessing, Numbers 6:23-4; and for the meaning o...
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- Abram Rescues Lot
1. אמרפל _'amrāpel_, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך
_'aryôk_, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי _'arı̂y_, “a
lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14....
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CHAPTER 14 THE FIRST RECORDED WAR AND LOT'S DELIVERANCE
_ 1. The battle of the confederacy (Genesis 14:1)_
2. Sodom and Gomorrah spoiled (Genesis 14:11)
3. Abram's rescue (Genesis 14:14)
4. S
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GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section
the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong
reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
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ABRAHAM AND MELCHIZEDEK. This section comes in a little awkwardly, for
we should have expected Genesis 14:21 to have followed Genesis 14:17.
It would be hazardous to infer that it is a later insertion...
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_he blessed him_ Melchizedek, as a priest, blessed Abram for his
courageous and chivalrous action. A stranger in the land, he had come
to the rescue of its people.
_of God Most High_ i.e. by God Most...
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Abram and Melchizedek
SPECIAL NOTE ON MELCHIZEDEK
1. _Its significance_. The episode of Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20)
is one of the most interesting in the Book of Genesis. Its extreme
brevity heig...
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DISCOURSE: 22
MELCHIZEDEC BLESSING ABRAM
Genesis 14:18. _And Melchizedec king of Salem brought forth tread and
wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him,
and said, Blessed...
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GOD, POSSESSOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH— קנה _Coneh,_ signifies
_possessor_ by right of _creation;_ from which idea probably the
translation of the LXX might be derived, for they have it, the
_creator,_ ος...
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_4. The Biblical Account (ch. 14)._
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2
that they made war with Be...
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_AND HE BLESSED HIM, AND SAID, BLESSED BE ABRAM OF THE MOST HIGH GOD,
POSSESSOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH:_
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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THE BATTLE OF THE KINGS, AND THE CAPTURE AND RESCUE OF LOT
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, had subdued the Canaanites of the Jordan
valley some years before the events narrated in this chapter. The
latte...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 14
THE FIGHT BETWEEN 4 KINGS AND 5 KINGS
V1 At this time there were 4 kings. One was Amraphel and he was the
king of Shinar. Another king was Ari...
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POSSESSOR. — Literally, _creator,_ or _framer._ It is a poetical
word, as are also those for “delivered” and “enemies.” The
form of the blessing, moreover, is poetical, as it is arranged in
parallel c...
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וַֽ יְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וַ יֹּאמַ֑ר
בָּר֤וּךְ אַבְרָם֙...
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ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT
Genesis 14:1
THIS chapter evidently incorporates a contemporary account of the
events recorded. So antique a document was it even when it found its
place in this book, that the...
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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...
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In this chapter we see Lot and Abram in differing circumstances,
resulting in the first case from personal choice, and in the second
from the choice of God. Lot was involved in trouble through
associa...
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THE STRONG ONE MOST HIGH
Melchizedek was "priest of the most high God," from the Hebrew 'El
'Elyon. This is a name for God used for the first time here. Hugo
McCord, in his book Getting Acquainted Wit...
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And he (i) blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high
God, possessor of heaven and earth:
(i) Melchizedek fed Abram, declared himself to represent a king, and
he blessed him as the hi...
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_Blessed him, as his inferior, and received tithes of him, Hebrews iv.
7. This shews the antiquity of the practice of supporting God's
priests by tithes._...
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And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies
into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
I beg the Reader, very particularly, in entering upon the perusal of
these verses, to...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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19._And he blessed him_. Unless these two members of the sentence,
‘He was the priest of God,’ and ‘He blessed,’ cohere together,
Moses here relates nothing uncommon. For men mutually bless each
other...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
After this (chap. 13) we have, in the conduct of Abram and Lot, the
disinterestedness and self-renunciation of true faith on the one hand,
and, on...
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AND HE BLESSED HIM,.... Melchizedek blessed Abram, which was one part
of his office as a priest, to wish and pray for a blessing on others,
see Numbers 6:23, c. and herein typified Christ, who really...
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And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God,
possessor of heaven and earth:
Ver. 19. _And he blessed him._] Lo, here an instance of the communion
of saints: Melchizedek doth...
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_Blessed be Abram of the most high God_ Observe the titles he here
gives to God, which are very glorious. 1st, _The most high God_, which
speaks his absolute perfection in himself, and his sovereign d...
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1 The battell of foure Kings against fiue.
11 Lot is taken prisoner.
14 Abram rescueth him.
18 Melchi-zedek blesseth Abram.
20 Abram giueth him tithe.
22 The rest of the spoile, his partners haui...
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And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God,
possessor of heaven and earth;...
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ABRAHAM'S RETURN...
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THIRD SECTION
_Abram and his War with the Heathen robber-bands for the rescue of
Lot. The victorious Champion of Faith and his greeting to Melchizedec,
the prince of peace. His conduct towards the Ki...
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THE WORLD'S CONFLICT
We read now for the first time in scripture of war among nations of
the ungodly world. Abram has no part in this. It is recorded mainly
because of Lot. Four kings war against five...
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17-20 Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the
place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he
was only a man. The words of the apostle, Hebrews 7:3, sta...
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AND, or _therefore, _ (as the particle is oft taken, i.e. because he
was a priest of God), HE (i.e. _Melchizedek_) BLESSED HIM,_ (Abram,)_
which was one act of the priestly office. SEE POOLE ON "HEBRE...
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We are, here, presented with an historic record of the revolt of five
kings from under the hand of Chederlaomer, and a battle consequent
thereon. The Spirit of God can occupy himself with the movement...
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Genesis 14:19 blessed H1288 (H8762) said H559 (H8799) Blessed H1288
(H8803) Abram H87 God H410 High...
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‘And Melchizedek, King of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and he
was a priest of El Elyon (God Most High). And he said, “Blessed be
Abram of El Elyon, possessor of heaven and earth, and blessed be...
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Genesis 14:18
Never, perhaps, was any warlike expedition conceived in such
simplicity of intention, or carried out with such entire
unselfishness, as when Abraham led his trained servants to recover...
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Genesis 14:17. _And the King of Sodom went out to meet him after his
return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were
with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale....
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Genesis 14:17. _And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his
return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were
with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale....
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CONTENTS: Abram delivers Lot. Abram's refusal to compromise with the
King of Sodom.
CHARACTERS: King of Sodom, Lot, Abram, Melchizedek.
CONCLUSION: Genuine faith never wraps itself in fleece while a...
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Genesis 14:1. _Amraphel king of Shinar,_ the plain on which Babylon
was built. The Hebrew _melech,_ everywhere translated king, is
equivalent, according to the Gothic etymon of the same word, to a
fig...
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_Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine_
THE NARRATIVE OF MELCHIZEDEK
I. CONSIDER THE HISTORICAL FACTS OF THIS NARRATIVE.
1. Melchizedek makes his appearance at the close of the fir...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:1 After separating from Abram and
settling in Sodom, Lot is taken captive by an alliance of four kings
who invade the Jordan Valley. Abram gathers a small army and recovers...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:17 This passage emphasizes Abram’s
reliance on God rather than on military might to gain possession of
Canaan.
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:19 Melchizedek’s blessing praises God
for giving Abram victory. When Abram gives Melchizedek A TENTH OF
EVERYTHING (that is, a tithe), he shows that he believes what
Melchiz...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 14:17. Valley of Shaveh] Shaveh means valley or dale. Nothing
is known of its situation.—
GENESIS 14:18. MELCHIZEDEK, KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS] The Jews identify
him with Shem....
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 14:17
AND THE KING OF SODOM—Bera, or his successor (_vide_ Genesis
14:10)—WENT OUT TO MEET HIM (_i.e._ Abram) AFTER HIS RETURN FROM THE
SLAUGHTER (perhaps too forcible an expressio...
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And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar
(Genesis 14:1),
Now Shinar is Babylon.
and Arioch the king of Ellasar [which is Babylonia], and Chedorlaomer
the king of Elam [which is...
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he blessed. Genesis 27:4 Genesis 27:25 Genesis 47:7 Genesis 47:10 Gen
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ABRAM DELIVERS LOT
Genesis 14:8
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Let us bring before you the opening verses of Genesis fourteen.
WE HAVE BEFORE US A STORY OF WAR AND STRIFE. The various kings of
cities and nati...
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Blessed be Abram, of the most high God — Observe the titles he here
gives to God, which are very glorious. The most high God, which speaks
his absolute perfections in himself, and his sovereign domini...
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Who was Melchizedek?
PROBLEM: There is some debate over the nature of Melchizedek. Was he a
historical person, a super-normal being, or just a mythical figure?
SOLUTION: Based on Hebrews 7, some have...