Read: Gen. 11-14
The men of Babel wanted to build a tower and a city that would be the tallest tower and the best city ever. They wanted it to reach to heaven. They were wanting to make a man-made way to heaven which only Jesus can provide. So God came down and showed them the meaning of Babel. He confused their languages and they could no longer work together as one. They eventually left their project and moved away. Filling the earth was God’s plan from the beginning.
God called Abram to leave his home land to go to a place he had never been. He took his nephew, Lot and his wife Sarai. God is not against family being together but he is about us seeing the world as the family of God and being obedient to the call he gives us.
Abram pleased God by obeying but failed in trusting God about Sarai. He tried to protect himself by making her tell everyone she was his sister. It wasn’t a total lie because they had the same father.
When Lot’s herdsmen and Abram’s herdsmen couldn’t get along, Abram gave Lot his choice of the land. Lot chose the land that was watered like Eden but wicked as hell. After Lot left, God gave Abram all the land, even Lot’s and told him that his seed would cover the earth like dust.
Abram when to Hebron which he would later buy as the family burial ground for his family.
Chapter 14 seems like a chapter out of place. There was a huge clash of demonic kingdoms and because Lot was living in one of the kingdoms, Abram had to get involved. Lot and his city was taken captive so Abram and his men went and retrieved him, his people and their goods. They also left with great spoil which Abram gave a tithe to to Melchizedek.
Lord, give us patience to wait on You and Your best.
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