The First World War s1e72 Gen14:1
Lot is a nephew of our star Abram.
Abram has no kids, but some great wealth and 316 men associated with him enough to go to battle.
World war. 4 kings of Assyria, Babylon and beyond are dissed
They go to war
Describpption of 4 kings who travel 2000+ miles with an army, chariots.
Great expense
14 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). 3 And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). WHY?
4 Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness. 7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hazazon-tamar. 5 kings defeat 6 kings pick off. Now have the power of 11 armies
8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim 9 with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings(11) against five. 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country. 11 So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. 12 They also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way. 16 kings
13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive,…………..
What doesn’t Abram know? Everything.
As a reader: MUST NOT READ AHEAD. Hey I know how this turns out.
Abram is gonna have faith, and is going to act righteously, and is going to have a son with servant, and then son with Wife sarai
They’re gonna get new names and make the hall of fame status of Christianity
CANNOT READ AHEAD
Armies of 16 kings
Assyrian world power
he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15 And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. 16 Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people.
Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."
Concept of faith unconditional Even if he does not I am disappointed,,,knowing God COULD but he didnt
Warren wiersby Your faith has not been tested until we have been asked to bear what seems to be Unbearable,
do what seems to be unreasonable
expect what seems to be impossible
so Abram is faced with a unbearable burden
unreasonable circumstance
impossible odds World power mad and coming in hot winning every battle every group encountered
Good reading: put yourself in his place. “Don’t read ahead” and say, POOF it all turns out just fine. Abram is statistically, logically, situationally going to be killed. 70 years old. God who he is on speaking terms with but not a whole lot of history. Lots of promises, not much results yet
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Does he continue in faith?
Is the nation of the promise snuffed out because Lot’s stupid decision to go live in the city of Sodom?
Do family ties DOOM the family of God?
COME BACK TOMORROW to find out.
