Read: Genesis 13:5-15:21; Matthew 5:27-48; Psalm 6:1-10; Proverbs 1:29-33
It came time to divide and multiply so Lot chose the good land and gave Abraham the rest. When Lot had gone, God told Abraham to look in every direction because he would give him all the land for him and his descendants. Abraham’s job was to walk the whole land that God had promised him.
Amraphel was king of Shiner. Shiner was Babylon which means “confusion” and Amraphel means “sayer of darkness”. Amraphel along with three additional evil kings went to war against five other evil kings, Sodom and Gomorrah being two of the five. To make it simple, one of the four kings, Chedorlaomer was the king of Persia who was taking tribute from all of them. The five kings decided to rebel so Chedorlaomer gathered his other kingdoms and was coming for his money. He took everything from Sodom and Gomorrah along with Lot and his family.
Abraham was told about it and gathered his 318 trained servants and pursued Chedorlaomer and attacked by night. They pursue them and brought back all the people and things they had stolen. This in itself was a total miracle. Abraham’s 318 men conquered four armies and brought back everything that had been stolen.
The king of Sodom met Abraham in the valley of Shaveh which is known as the Kidron Valley. It became known as the place where they threw all the objects of sin and idolatry. Melchizedek brought bread and wine and had communion with Abram, sanctifying the valley. Melchizedek is God’s High Priest in Heaven. He did a prophetic act that Jesus would one day do to sin once and for all. There, Abraham offered a tithe of his spoils to Melchizedek. He refused to take anything from the king of Sodom who was a type of Satan. God then blessed Abram and cut a covenant with him promising to give him the land of Canaan for his possession.
In Matthew, Jesus went through the law with the people explaining that the law was not meant to be a list of rules but to change their hearts. He taught us to love even our enemies and pray for those who persecute us that we may be sons of our Father in heaven.
Lord, help us to have the love that you have. Help us to take possession of our land and fight for what you have promised us.
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