The two angels (that left Abraham in Genesis 18) came to Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When he saw them, he went to meet them and bowed himself with his face toward the ground (similar to Abraham’s actions). Lot offered to let the “men” spend the night at his house and to have the chance to wash their feet. They could rise early the next morning and be on their way. At first, the men rejected Lot’s offer saying that they would spend the night in the open square. However, Lot insisted and they finally agreed to stay at his house. Lot made them a feast and baked unleavened bread. Showing generous hospitality must run in the family. Lot’s actions are similar to his Uncle Abraham’s actions in Genesis 18.

Before they laid down for the night, the men of Sodom, young and old, and all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. They asked Lot about the men who came to his house because they wanted to have sex with them. Lot went out to them and shut the door behind him. Lot pleaded with the men not to be so wicked. Instead, he offered up his two virgin daughters to them to do whatever they wanted, but insisted that they not do anything to the men since they were under his roof for protection. The men told Lot to “stand back” and accused him of acting like their judge. They threatened to do worse to him than to the men in his house, so much so that they pressed hard against Lot and almost broke down the door. The two men (angels) grabbed Lot and pulled him into the house and shut the door. Then they struck the men who were at the doorway, small and great, with blindness so that they became weary trying to find the door.

The men asked Lot if he had any other family in the city. They advised Lot to take his family (sons-in-law, sons, daughters or whomever) out of the city because they were going to destroy Sodom. The outcry against them had grown great before the face of the Lord and He sent them to destroy the city. Lot went to his sons-in-law and told them to get out of the city because it was going to be destroyed, but they thought Lot was joking. Was Lot just a “girls’ dad”? There’s no mention of sons, but sons-in-law are mentioned.

When morning came, the angels urged Lot to hurry and leave with his wife and two daughters or they might be consumed in the punishment of the city. Lot was taking his time, so the angels grabbed him, his wife and daughters by the hands, due to God’s mercy, and set them outside the city. Has God ever warned you to get out of a situation, but you moved too slowly and God in His great mercy brought you out anyway? The angels told them to escape for their lives and not to look behind them or stay anywhere in the plain. They told them to escape to the mountains so they won’t be destroyed. Though grateful for the angels saving his life, Lot didn’t want to go to the mountains because he feared some evil would overtake him and he would die. Lot was taking his time leaving Sodom with imminent destruction threatening, but yet he was afraid to escape into the mountains. Sometimes we stay in situations in which we are comfortable no matter how bad they are for us, because we’re afraid of what we may have to endure if we leave. Lot stated that he would rather go to a nearby little city and there his soul shall live. He was granted favor and allowed to go to the little city and it would be protected. He was told to hurry up and escape there because nothing could be done until they got to the city. The name of the city was Zoar, which is the small city in Warring Nations (Genesis 14) for which the king’s name was not given because the city was small, therefore, the king wasn’t considered important. When Lot entered Zoar, the sun had risen already. The Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. He overthrew those cities, all the plain, the inhabitants thereof, and even what grew on the ground. During their escape, Lot’s wife looked back (after being instructed not to do that) and became a pillar of salt. I used to always think that Lot’s wife looked back because of the material things and the life of luxury they were leaving behind in Sodom. Now, I also think that she may have looked back because she was leaving her daughters and possibly grandchildren along with sons-in-law in Sodom. Assuming that Lot and his wife were also a couple with great communication skills, he probably told her that the sons-in-law thought he was joking about Sodom being destroyed by the Lord. How many mothers would have to resist the temptation of looking back knowing that you were leaving your children and grandchildren behind to be destroyed? Even Lot could have been procrastinating because of the thought of leaving his daughters there. Regardless of the reason, she looked back and paid the price of losing her life because of disobedience.

Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord (the place of the negotiations). He looked toward Sodom, Gomorrah and all the plain and saw the smoke of the land was similar to the smoke of a furnace. At that point, I guess Abraham realized that there weren’t even ten righteous men in Sodom. When God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham and sent Lot out before the destruction started. Have you ever been blessed by God because He remembered those prayers your parents, grandparents or someone else made on your behalf? God remembered them and you were blessed. Oh, yes! Somebody prayed for me! Is there someone in your life that will be blessed because God remembers you?

Lot and his two virgin daughters leave Zoar because he didn’t feel safe there and dwelt in the mountains in a cave. Isn’t that where he was initially told to go? Has God ever told you to do one thing, but you wanted to do your own thing and you ended up right where God told you initially?

The older daughter convinced the younger one that they should get their father drunk and have sex with him to preserve his lineage. Remember, the rest of the family (their sisters, brothers-in-law, possibly nieces and nephews and mother) was dead. Also, these two are virgins. They got Lot so drunk twice that he did not know that his virgin daughters had sex with him – the oldest daughter first on one night and the youngest one the next night. Wow! How drunk is that?! Both daughters got pregnant and had sons. The son of the oldest daughter was named Moab, the father of the Moabites and the son of the youngest daughter was named Ben-Ammi, the father of the people of Ammon. I wonder how Lot felt when he found out that both his daughters were pregnant by him and he had no recollection of it at all.

We move onto Genesis 20 next.

To God Be The Glory!

In the heat of the day while Abraham was sitting in his tent door by the terebinth trees of Mamre (one of Abram’s allies in Warring Nations – Genesis 14), the Lord appeared to him. Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw three men nearby. He left his tent door and ran to meet them and bowed himself to the ground. My Study Bibles suggest that these three visitors are the Lord and two angels appearing as “men”. Abraham shows great hospitality by offering water for the washing of their feet and grants them rest under the trees. He also offered to feed them as well. The visitors agreed to accept Abraham’s hospitality. So he hurried to the tent and told Sarah to quickly make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it and make cakes. Abraham ran to the herd and took a tender and good calf and gave it to a young man to prepare quickly. Abraham took butter, milk and the calf which was prepared and set it before them. He stood nearby as they ate under the tree. Keep in mind that the Bible does tell us to show hospitality because we may be unknowingly entertaining angels (Hebrews 13:2). Have you ever experienced a situation when you thought an angel was in your midst in human form?

They asked Abraham where Sarah was and he informed them that she was in the tent. The main visitor of the three (assumed to be the Lord), said that He would return according to the time of life next year and Sarah will have a son. Sarah was standing in the tent door which was behind Abraham, listening. Remember that both Abraham and Sarah were well advanced in age, with Sarah being past childbearing years. Sarah laughed within herself, saying “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” Based on this question, it sounds like Abraham and Sarah’s “love life” is pretty much non-existent. Could it have been due to their ages since she mentioned that they both were old? Regardless of the reason, Sarah remembered those moments as pleasurable. Now, here is where God uses their help to manifest the promise of many descendants and they both get to experience pleasure. The Lord (one of the three visitors) asked Abraham why did Sarah laugh, saying “Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?” Notice that the Lord asked Abraham and not Sarah why she laughed. Sarah laughed within herself, so it wasn’t even outward laughter. So, why does God ask Abraham? Could this signify that the man is responsible for his household? That the man is the head of the family? Even with this being the case, as we journey on through the Bible, we will see where some women had to “woman up” because a man failed to “man up” and take on his responsibility. The Lord (most important of the three visitors) said, “Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” Sarah denied laughing saying, “I did not laugh” because she was scared. He said, “No, but you did laugh!” Now, the Lord talks to Sarah instead of Abraham after she spoke up, lying. We must remember that we can’t hide anything from God, even those things that are in our innermost thoughts.

The men rose to leave and looked towards Sodom. Abraham went with them a distance to send them on their way. The Lord questioned whether He should hide from Abraham what He was planning to do. He reflected on the promises made to Abraham of becoming a mighty nation and making him a blessing. God and Abraham truly had a personal relationship. Abraham learned of God’s righteousness and justice so that he could teach his descendants and God would take them to the land He promised.

Sodom and Gomorrah were so extremely wicked that there was an outcry against them. God had to handle this outrageous sinfulness. The two men (angels) went on toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord and the negotiations began. So, the Lord obviously did tell Abraham about the plans to destroy Sodom. Abraham asked the Lord if He would destroy the righteous along with the wicked. Abraham asked, “Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city, would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?” Then Abraham is real bold, basically saying far be it from You (the Lord) to do such a thing to destroy the righteous with the wicked! Abraham asked, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” It almost sounds like Abraham is possibly accusing God of planning to do wrong (scary boldness). God said that if He found fifty righteous within Sodom that He would spare the city for their sakes. So Abraham comes back at the Lord, slightly mellowed, realizing that he is dust and ashes and has taken it upon himself to speak to the Lord. He says, “Suppose there were five less than the fifty, would You destroy the city for lack of five?” God said that He would not destroy the city if forty-five righteous were found there. So, Abraham says, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” God agreed not to destroy it for the sake of forty. So now possibly realizing that he was starting to anger God, Abraham asked, “Suppose thirty should be found there?” Again, God agreed not to destroy the city for the sake of thirty. Then Abraham comes back and says, “Supposed twenty should be found there?” God agrees to the twenty. Again realizing that he was possibly making God angry, Abraham still is bold enough to ask, “Suppose ten should be found there?” God agreed not to destroy Sodom if ten were found. Afterwards, the Lord went His way and Abraham returned to his place. Wow! Abraham negotiated with God from fifty righteous down to ten righteous! How boldly have you ever approached God? Hebrews 4:16 tells us that we can boldly approach God’s throne of grace. Would you be able to approach God as boldly as Abraham and negotiate with Him for something you really want for you or a loved one?

Our next stop is Genesis 19.
To God Be The Glory!

When Abram was 99 years old, God appeared to him and said, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless….”  My NKJV Study Bible says that “Be blameless means to have integrity.” How blameless are you before the Lord? God also told him that He will make a covenant between Him and Abram and multiply him exceedingly. God is reiterating the promise He made in previous chapters. Abram fell face down (in reverence and in humble submission to God). God tells Abram that he will be the father of many nations. Then God changed his name from Abram (Exalted father) to Abraham (Father of a multitude). God says that He will make Abraham exceedingly fruitful and nations and kings will come from him. God will establish His everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendants promising to be their God. I’ve noticed that God has repeated this promise of many descendants several times over to Abraham. Could it be due to Abraham’s age so that he is finally convinced?  Has God promised you something that has yet to become manifested in your life? Does He keep showing you over and over again that the promise will come to pass? Keep in mind that with God, it’s never too late and you’re never too old for Him to honor His word. God also reiterates that He is giving Abraham and his descendants all of the land of Canaan, in which they were strangers, as an everlasting possession. Abraham and his descendants are to keep God’s covenant throughout the generations by circumcising every male child. All of the men were to be circumcised in the flesh of their foreskins as a sign of the covenant with God, including those born in Abraham’s house and those that were bought. Each male child born was to be circumcised at 8 days old. Throughout this chapter, God keeps restating the conditions of this covenant. This reflects that this covenant between God and His people is highly important. Any uncircumcised male who does not get circumcised has broken the covenant and shall be cut off from his people.

Sarai’s name is changed to Sarah. The Believer’s Study Bible states that the name “Sarai” may have come from the Hebrew verb sarah which means “to persist”, “to exert oneself” or “to contend”. This name change is a “game changer” for Sarah, because she changed from a mere contender for her position to the first lady in the home and recipient of the divine promise. Both names mean “princess”.

Abraham is informed that God is going to bless Sarah to give him a son and she will be the mother of nations and kings. This time Abraham fell on his face and laughed. This is quite different from when he fell face down earlier in the chapter. Abraham said in his heart “Shall a child be born to a man who is 100 years old? And Sarah, who is 90 years old, bear a child?” Have you ever laughed at something God has told you? Abraham then suggested that Ishmael will be the son of the blessing. However, God told Abraham that Sarah will have a son and his name will be Isaac, which means laughter. God stated that the everlasting covenant will be with Isaac and his descendants. God let Abraham know that He will bless Ishmael as well with many descendants that will include 12 princes and he will become a great nation. However, the covenant will be with Isaac who would be born at the set time next year.

After finishing this discussion with God, Abraham took Ishmael and all of the men born in his house (bought with money) and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins on that same day, just as God directed him to do. Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised and Ishmael was 13 years old.

The next stop on this journey is Genesis Chapter 18.

To God Be The Glory!

As stated in Genesis 15, Abram and Sarai did not have any children. If you recall, in Genesis 13, God told Abram that if the dust of the earth could be numbered, then his descendants can be numbered. In Genesis 15, God told Abram that if he could number the stars, so shall his descendants be. So, God is promising that Abram will have numerous descendants. Remember in Genesis 12, he is already 75 years old. Presuming that Abram and Sarai were a couple with great communication skills, I am guessing that he told her about God’s promise of numerous descendants.  

Sarai had an Egyptian maidservant by the name of Hagar. Sarai said to Abram that the Lord kept her from bearing children so she told Abram to go be intimate with her maid, Hagar and perhaps she would obtain children by Hagar. Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.  At this point, did God ask Sarai for her help to manifest His promise? Was Abram a little “henpecked” since he heeded the voice of his wife? Or, was this just a “man thing” to do? Afterall, his wife suggested it. Of course, as we continue our journey, God will use Sarai and Abram in the most natural way to manifest His promise. Have you ever done something to “help God out” in your life? Did God ask for your help? Was the outcome favorable or did it just cause nothing but trouble and heartache? We all have to learn how to wait on the Lord. Anyway, Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for 10 years when Sarai gave Hagar to Abram to be his wife. 

Abram was intimate with Hagar and she conceived.  When Abram was with Hagar, he had to know that this was not going to be a trouble free situation and of course, it wasn’t. When Hagar knew that she was pregnant, she despised Sarai. Could it have been that even though Hagar was still Sarai’s maidservant that she felt superior to Sarai because she was giving Abram a baby? So, Sarai pretty much blamed Abram for the way she was being treated by Hagar. Abram told her to deal with Hagar in any way that she chose. Sarai treated Hagar so badly that she ran away. An Angel of the Lord found Hagar by a spring of water in the wilderness on the way to Shur. He asked her where was she going and she told him that she was fleeing from Sarai. The Angel told her to go back and submit herself to Sarai. He told her that her descendants would be multiplied greatly so that they could not be counted for the multitude. This stands to reason because of God’s promise to Abram about his numerous descendants. The Angel told her that she was going to have a son and that she should name him Ishmael, because the Lord heard her affliction. Ishmael would be a wild man (unsettled), a fighter (at war), but he will live in the presence of all his brethren (he will endure). These descriptions regarding Ishmael will be for his descendants also. Hagar referred to the Lord as “You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees”. She asked, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” This question reflects Hagar’s amazement at God’s grace and humility in His presence. The well (spring) was called Beer Lahai Roi and is located between Kadesh and Bered.

Abram was 86 years old when Ishmael was born.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

 April 24, 2022

After the events of Genesis 14, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. Abram was told not to be afraid. God said that He was Abram’s shield and exceedingly great reward. Abram asked God, “what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Then Abram said to God, “Look, You have given me no offspring, indeed one born in my house is my heir!” Remember back in Genesis 12, Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. So, he is obviously thinking at this point that his head servant (born in his house), Eliezer, will have to be his heir. Abram must have forgotten that God told him in Genesis 13 that his descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth. Also, keep in mind that Sarai was up in age somewhat herself. God told Abram that Eliezer will not be his heir, but his heir will be one that comes from his own body. Then God had Abram go outside and told him to look towards heaven and count the stars if he could number them. God said, “So shall your descendants be.”

Because Abram believed in God it was accounted to him for righteousness. Some Bible translations say “believed in the Lord” (KJV and NKJV) while others such as the NIV say “believed the Lord”. Depending on how you look at it, believing in God can merely mean believing that He exists, which is not bad within itself. Believing God can mean that you have the utmost trust in Him no matter what, which is definitely not bad. Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”(NKJV) First step – you must have faith to please God. Second step – you must come to God believing that He is (exists). Third step – you must believe that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek (pursue) Him. For me, based on Hebrews 11:6, both phrases are equally important. Who would diligently pursue something or someone they didn’t believe in or believe? Take a moment to think about something or someone you diligently pursued. Now, think about your pursuit of God. How does your pursuit of God measure up in comparison? Regardless of which translations you prefer, the bottom line is that they say it was accounted (credited) to Abram for righteousness. Based on your belief, how much righteousness are you exhibiting?

God reminds Abram that He brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans (Abram’s native land – Genesis 11:31) to the land he was inheriting. Then Abram asks God, “how shall I know that I will inherit it?” Have you ever questioned something God has revealed to you? In response to Abram’s question, God told Abram to get a heifer, female goat and a ram, each 3 years old. Along with those animals he was to get a turtledove and a young pigeon. When he brought the animals to God, he cut them in two, down the middle and placed each piece opposite of each other. However, he did not cut the birds in two. Abram had to drive away vultures when they came down on the carcasses.

As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep and horror and great darkness fell upon him also. God proceeds to tell Abram about what will happen to his descendants. Abram’s descendants will be strangers in a land that’s not theirs and will serve them. His descendants will serve them and be afflicted for 400 years. God said that He will judge this nation and afterwards, Abram’s descendants will leave with great possessions. Here, God is telling Abram about events in the Book of Exodus.

God promised Abram that he would die peaceably after living to a good old age. It wouldn’t be until the fourth generation that his descendants would return to the land because the Amorites’ iniquity was thriving in it.

When the sun went down, it was dark and a smoking oven and burning torch passed between the animal pieces. On this same day, the Lord made the covenant with Abram that He is giving his descendants the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates. They will get the land of the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.

Let’s continue our journey to Genesis 16 next week.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

There are many warring nations – four kings against five kings.

1. King Amraphel of Shinar
2. King Arioch of Ellasar
3. King Chedorlaomer of Elam
4. King Tidal of nations (Goiim in The Message Bible)

against

1. King Bera of Sodom
2. King Birsha of Gomorrah
3. King Shinab of Admah
4. King Shemeber of Zeboiim
5. The king of Bela (Zoar) – I wondered why this king’s name isn’t given, but another name for the region is stated instead. So, I googled. I found that Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible states that Bela was a small city and the king was a person of no great note and importance (Source – Biblehub.com). *John Gill (November 1697 – October 1771) was an English Baptist Pastor, Bible scholar and theologian. (Source – Wikipedia)

The second group of kings joined together in the Valley of Siddim (the Salt Sea). They had served (paid tribute to) King Chedorlaomer for 12 years and in the 13th year, they rebelled. It must have taken about a year for King Chedorlaomer to get his allies together because the attacks on cities took place in the 14th year. Below is the list of people and cities attacked.

1. The Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim
2. The Zuzim in Ham
3. The Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim
4. The Horites in their mountain of Seir as far as El Paran by the wilderness
5. The aggressive kings turned back and came to En Mishpat (Kadesh) and attacked all of the country of the Amalekites
6. Amorites who lived in Hazezon Tamar

The Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits. I wonder why they would gather in a place full of “tar” pits. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled. Some fell there and others fled to the mountains. The four kings and their armies took all the goods and provisions of Sodom and Gomorrah. They also took Abram’s nephew, Lot, who lived in Sodom and his goods. One person escaped and went to tell Abram what happened. Abram was living near allies, Mamre the Amorite, who was also the brother of Eschol and Aner.

The Rescue – When Abram heard what happened to Lot, he armed 318 of his trained servants, born in his house and went as far as Dan to get Lot. He divided his servants by night and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. He got all of the goods back along with Lot and his goods, and the women and the other people. It’s a good thing that Abram and Lot separated on good terms. How far would you go to rescue a loved one physically or even, spiritually?

After Abram’s victory, The “chicken” King of Sodom went to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (the King’s Valley). King Melchizedek of Salem, brought bread and wine and blessed Abram saying, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” This priest of God Most High recognized who gave Abram the victory. The “scaredy cat” King of Sodom now thinks he has some power. He tells Abram to give him the people back, but he could take the goods for himself. Abram told the King of Sodom that he told the Lord God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth that he would not take anything from him, not even a thread or sandal strap. He didn’t want the King of Sodom talking about how he made Abram rich. The only thing he was willing to take was what his men had eaten and those who came with him. However, he suggested that he could give Aner, Eschol and Mamre their portion. This indicates that these three brothers (allies) went to help Abram get his nephew, Lot. This also represents God blessing those who blessed Abram just as He promised. So, it was Abram and three “ride or die” friends with their “troops” against the kings of four nations and their armies. Do you have any “ride or die” friends? If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then you do have at least one “Ride or Die” Friend. Jesus proved it literally when He bled, suffered and died on the cross for all of us. Because He rose from the dead, we can have eternal life with Him. “What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry everything to God in Prayer.”

We will be making the next stop at Genesis 15.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

After being made to leave Egypt, Abram took his family (including Lot) and all they had to the South. He was very rich in livestock, silver and gold. Abram’s journey took him from the South back as far as Bethel to the place where he built the altar between Bethel and Ai (Genesis 12:8). It was there that Abram called on the name of the Lord again. Would you ever backtrack? Have you ever backtracked? I know we like to keep it moving forward, but backtracking spiritually to that place where you called on the name of the Lord could be what is needed to propel you forward successfully. “Take me back, take me back Dear Lord, to the place where I first received you…..”

Lot is still journeying with his uncle, Abram. Lot also has flocks, herds and tents. Their combined possessions were so great that the land could not support them both. The Canaanites and the Perizzites also lived in the land.

The Hindrance – There’s strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and Lot’s livestock. Can’t we all just get along? Obviously not! Abram suggested that for the sake of being family, they separate so that there is no strife between him and Lot and all of their herdsmen. So, they separated. Abram gave Lot the first choice of the land. Whichever direction Lot chose to go, Abram would go in the opposite direction. Lot, of course, chose the land that looked the best in his eyes. Who wouldn’t do that? He saw that all the plain of Jordan was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you head towards Zoar. The land looked so appealing because this is before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah [hint, hint]. Remember, everything that looks good, “ain’t” good! Abram and Lot separated and Lot journeyed east.

Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, pitching his tent as far as Sodom. The men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the Lord. So, Lot’s plot begins to thicken further along on this Biblical journey. Again, I don’t see where God told Lot to leave Haran.

After Lot left, God told Abram to look all around him in every direction. All the land that he saw – north, south, east and west – was the land God was giving to Abram and his descendants forever. Because Abram packed up and left (obedience), God also promised to make his descendants as the dust of the earth. If the dust of the earth can be numbered, then Abram’s descendants can be numbered. I am sure the feat of numbering the dust of the earth has yet to be accomplished.

God told Abram to arise and walk the length and the width of the land, because it belongs to him. Here is another “get up and go” command from the Lord to Abram. Yes, of course, Abram got up and went. He moved his tent by the terebinth trees of Mamre which are in Hebron. Abram built an altar to the Lord there also. Abram was truly a man of great faith as so acknowledged throughout the Bible. How great is your faith?

See you at the next stop – Genesis 14

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!