Genesis 13:5-15:21 5 Now Lot, who was traveling
with Abram, also had
flocks, herds, and tents.
6 But the land could
not support them while they were living side by side.
Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live
alongside one another.
7 So there were quarrels
between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen.
(Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)
8 Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no quarreling between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are close relatives.
9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go
to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
10 Lot looked up and saw
the whole region
of the Jordan. He noticed
that all of it was well-watered (before the
Lord obliterated
Sodom and Gomorrah)
like the garden of the
Lord, like the land of Egypt,
all the way to Zoar.
11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled
toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.
12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain
and pitched his tents next to Sodom.
13 (Now
the people
of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the
Lord.)
14 After Lot had departed, the
Lord said to Abram,
“Look
from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west.
15 I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants
forever.
16 And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.
17 Get up and
walk throughout
the land,
for I will give it to you.”
18 So Abram moved his tents and went to live
by the oaks
of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the
Lord there.
1 At that time
Amraphel king of Shinar,
Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations
2 went to war
against 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 These last five kings
joined forces
in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
4 For twelve years
they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year
they rebelled.
5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated
the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
7 Then they attacked En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh) again,
and they conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazazon Tamar.
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 prepared for battle. In the Valley of Siddim they met
9 Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations,
Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar. Four kings fought against
five.
10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits.
When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them,
but some survivors
fled to the hills.
11 The four victorious kings
took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.
12 They also took Abram’s nephew
Lot and his possessions when
they left, for Lot
was living in Sodom.
13 A fugitive
came and told Abram the Hebrew.
Now Abram was living by the oaks
of Mamre the Amorite, the brother
of Eshcol and Aner. (All these were allied by treaty
with Abram.)
14 When Abram heard that his nephew
had been taken captive, he mobilized
his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders
as far as Dan.
15 Then, during the night,
Abram
divided his forces
against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north
of Damascus.
16 He retrieved all the stolen property.
He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of
the people.
17 After Abram
returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram
in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley).
18 Melchizedek king of Salem
brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)
19 He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by
the Most High God, Creator
of heaven and earth.
20 Worthy of praise is
the Most High God, who delivered
your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek
a tenth of everything.
21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”
22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand
to the
Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
23 that I will take nothing
belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, ‘It is I
who made Abram rich.’
24 I will take nothing
except compensation for what the young men have eaten.
As for the share of the men who went with me – Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre – let them take their share.”
1 After these things the word of the
Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield
and the one who will reward you in great abundance.”
2 But Abram said, “O sovereign
Lord,
what will you give me since
I continue to be
childless, and my heir
is
Eliezer of Damascus?”
3 Abram added,
“Since
you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”
4 But look,
the word of the
Lord came to him: “This man
will not be your heir,
but instead
a son
who comes from your own body will be
your heir.”
5 The
Lord took him outside and said, “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be.”
6 Abram believed
the
Lord, and the
Lord considered his response of faith
as proof of genuine loyalty.
7 The
Lord said
to him, “I am the
Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans
to give you this land to possess.”
8 But
Abram
said, “O sovereign
Lord,
by what
can I know that I am to possess it?”
9 The
Lord said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”
10 So Abram
took all these for him and then cut them in two
and placed each half opposite the other,
but he did not cut the birds in half.
11 When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep,
and great terror overwhelmed him.
13 Then the
Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain
that your descendants will be strangers
in a foreign country.
They will be enslaved and oppressed
for four hundred years.
14 But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve.
Afterward they will come out with many possessions.
15 But as for you,
you will go to your ancestors
in peace and be buried at a good old age.
16 In the fourth generation
your descendants
will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.”
17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking firepot with a flaming torch
passed between the animal parts.
18 That day the
Lord made a covenant
with Abram: “To your descendants I give
this land, from the river of Egypt
to the great river, the Euphrates River –
19 the land
of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
Context (NET) Matthew 5:27-48 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘
Do not commit adultery.’
28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
30 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.
31 “It was said, ‘
Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’
32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,
‘
Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem,
because it is the city of the great King.
36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’ More than this is from the evil one.
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer.
But whoever strikes you on the
right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
40 And if someone wants to sue you and to take your tunic,
give him your coat also.
41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile,
go with him two.
42 Give to the one who asks you,
and do not reject
the one who wants to borrow from you.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘
Love your neighbor’
and ‘hate your enemy.’
44 But I say to you, love your enemy and
pray for those who persecute you,
45 so that you may be like
your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors
do the same, don’t they?
47 And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?
48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Context (NET) Psalm 6:1-10 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the
sheminith style;
a psalm of David.
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!
2 Have mercy on me,
Lord, for I am frail! Heal me,
Lord, for my bones are shaking!
3 I am absolutely terrified,
and you,
Lord – how long will this continue?
4 Relent,
Lord, rescue me!
Deliver me because of your faithfulness!
5 For no one remembers you in the realm of death,
In Sheol who gives you thanks?
6 I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears;
my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.
7 My eyes
grow dim
from suffering; they grow weak
because of all my enemies.
8 Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly,
for the
Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!
9 The
Lord has heard my appeal for mercy; the
Lord has accepted
my prayer.
10 May all my enemies be humiliated
and absolutely terrified!
May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!
Context (NET) Proverbs 1:29-33 29 Because
they hated moral knowledge,
and did not choose to fear the
Lord, 30 they did not comply with my advice, they spurned
all my rebuke.
31 Therefore
they will eat from the fruit
of their way,
and they will be stuffed full
of their own counsel.
32 For the waywardness
of the simpletons will kill
them, and the careless ease
of fools will destroy them.
33 But the one who listens
to me will live in security,
and will be at ease
from the dread of harm.
Context (NET)
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