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Verse Genesis 14:15. _AND HE DIVIDED HIMSELF AGAINST THEM_] It
required both considerable courage and address in Abram to lead him to
attack the victorious armies of these four kings with so small a...
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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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ABRAHAM SMITES THE VICTORS AND RESCUES LOT. The fugitive, who is wont
in such stories to bring the news, tells Abraham, mentioned here as if
for the first time. He musters (Sam., LXX) his trained men,...
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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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HE AND HIS SERVANTS. Note the emphasis on "he"....
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_divided himself against them by night_ Abram divides his forces into
three bands, and from three different quarters delivers a simultaneous
night attack. The same manoeuvre was adopted by Gideon (Jud...
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Abram's Victory
13. _Abram the Hebrew_ Abram is described, as Lot in the previous
verse, as if mentioned for the first time: an indication of the
independent origin of the narrative.
The name "Hebre...
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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 DIVIDED HIMSELF AGAINST THEM, HE AND HIS SERVANTS, BY NIGHT,
AND SMOTE THEM, AND PURSUED THEM UNTO_ _ HOBAH, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT
HAND OF DAMASCUS._
And he divided himself against them, he an...
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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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The Elamite army was doubtless much larger than Abraham's following,
but the attack from different quarters in the darkness created a
panic, similar to that caused by Gideon's men (Judges 7). HOBAH] N...
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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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Abram usually lived at peace with his neighbours. He did not usually
fight. But because Lot was a prisoner, Abram had a good reason to
fight. And he fought wisely. He and his servants attacked when mo...
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HOBAH... ON THE LEFT HAND OF DAMASCUS. — That is, _to the north,_ as
the Hebrews looked eastward in defining the quarters of the heaven.
The victory had thus been followed up with great energy, the pu...
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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 Bible is full of promises so great they stagger the imagination.
Anyone would like to receive the blessings they contain, if he could
only believe God is able to keep his word. Our purpose in this...
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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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15._And he divided himself against them_. Some explain the words to
mean that Abram alone, with his domestic troops, rushed upon the
enemy. Others, that he and his three confederates divided their ban...
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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 DIVIDED HIMSELF AGAINST THEM, HE AND HIS SERVANTS BY NIGHT,....
Together with his confederates; and very probably their whole three
was divided into four parts, under their four leaders; and th...
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And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night,
and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which [is] on the left
hand of Damascus.
Ver. 15. _Smote them, and pursued them._] Abr...
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Gen. 14:15, 16, etc. Abraham in thus conquering the great kings and
princes of the earth, and their united hosts, is a type of Christ and
of the church. God seems to have granted this great victory to...
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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 divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night,
and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand
of Damascus. By making use of strategy and with the help of A...
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ABRAHAM'S MARCH AND VICTORY...
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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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13-16 Abram takes this opportunity to give a real proof of his being
truly friendly to Lot. We ought to be ready to succour those in
distress, especially relations and friends. And though others may h...
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HE DIVIDED HIMSELF, i.e. his forces into several parties, that coming
upon them from several quarters he might strike them with greater
terror, whilst they thought his army far more numerous than it w...
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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 14:15 divided H2505 (H8735) night H3915 servants H5650
attacked H5221 (H8686) pursued H7291 (H8799) Hobah
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‘And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive he led out
his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and
pursued as far as Dan. And he divided himself against them by ni...
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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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_When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his
trained servants_
ABRAM AS A WARRIOR
I. IN THE CAUSE OF MAN.
1. The sacredness of natural affection.
2. The noble generosity whic...
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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 14:13 ABRAM THE HEBREW. This is the first
occurrence of the term “Hebrew” in the Bible (see note on
10:21–32). The town of Laish in northern Canaan was later renamed...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 14:13. Abram the Hebrew.] The lxx renders the word by
περάτης _one passing over, i.e., the immigrant,_ and some say
that Abram is so described as having crossed the Euphrates...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 14:13
AND THERE CAME ONE THAT HAD ESCAPED. Literally, _the fugitive party_,
the article denoting the genus, as in "the Canaanite,'' Genesis 12:6.
AND TOLD ABRAM THE HEBREW. "The im...
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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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And he. Psalms 112:5 smote. Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 41:3 Damascus.
Deuteronomy 15:2...
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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...