Abram Rescues Lot
Gen 14:1  And it happened in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, 
Gen 14:2  they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 
Gen 14:3  All these were joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea. 
Gen 14:4  They served Chedorlaomer twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 
Gen 14:5  And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and struck the giants in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 
Gen 14:6  and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as the oak of Paran, which is by the wilderness. 
Gen 14:7  And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar. 
Gen 14:8  And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela (which is Zoar). And they joined battle with them in the valley of Siddim; 
Gen 14:9  with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal the king of nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar, four kings with five. 
Gen 14:10  And the valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. 
Gen 14:11  And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way. 
Gen 14:12  And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and all his goods, and went away. 
Gen 14:13  And there came one who had escaped. And he told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived in the plains of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. And these had a covenant with Abram. 
Gen 14:14  And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained servants, born in his own house (three hundred and eighteen) and pursued them to Dan. 
Gen 14:15  And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants. And he struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus. 
Gen 14:16  And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 
Abram Blessed by Melchizedek
Gen 14:17  And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s valley. 
Gen 14:18  And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was the priest of the most high God. 
Gen 14:19  And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of Heaven and earth. 
Gen 14:20  And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all. 
Gen 14:21  And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the people and take the goods for yourself. 
Gen 14:22  And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth, 
Gen 14:23  that I will take from all that is yours, not from a thread even to a shoestring, lest you say, I have made Abram rich. 
Gen 14:24  Nothing for me, only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

Prayer – Consequences

Lord, my God
Unfortunately, we don’t always make the right choices
With every choice there are consequences
Like Lot, we can’t have the sweets of the world and miss its bitters
Thank you for Your mercy Lord
Thank you that when we are taken captive, You come and set us free
Thank you for bringing us back to You Lord
Thank you for forgiving us, as we repent of our wrongdoings
You are a good, good Father
Thank you for the strength to face the consequences and
wisdom to choose wisely in the way forward
I love You Lord

In Jesus’ name

Amen

Abram red Lot
1Omtrent hierdie tyd het daar oorlog in die omgewing uitgebreek. Koning Amrafel van Sinar, koning Arjok van Ellasar, koning Kedorlaomer van Elam en koning Tidal van Gojim 2het opgetrek teen koning Bera van Sodom, koning Birsa van Gomorra, koning Sinab van Adma, koning Semeber van Sebojim en die koning van Bela (dit is Soar).
3Die konings van Sodom, Gomorra, Adma, Sebojim en Bela het ’n bondgenootskap gesluit en hulle leërs in die Siddimvlakte (dit is die vallei van die Dooie See) saamgetrek. 4Twaalf jaar lank was hulle onderdanig aan Kedorlaomer, maar in die dertiende jaar het hulle in opstand gekom.
5’n Jaar later het Kedorlaomer en sy bondgenote hulle aangeval. Hulle het die Refaïete verslaan in Asterot-Karnajim, die Sussiete in Ham, die Emiete in die Kirjatajimvlakte 6en die Goriete in die Seïrberge tot so ver as El-Paran, kort by die woestyn. 7Daar het hulle omgedraai na En-Mispat (dit is Kades) en het die gebied van die Amalekiete verower, asook dié van die Amoriete wat in Gaseson-Tamar gewoon het.
8Teen hierdie tyd het die leër van die konings van Sodom, Gomorra, Adma, Sebojim en Bela (dit is Soar) in die Siddimvlakte gereedgemaak vir oorlog 9teen koning Kedorlaomer van Elam, en die konings van Gojim, Sinar en Ellasar – dit is vyf konings teen vier. 10Die vallei was egter vol asfaltgate. Toe die leër van Sodom en Gomorra vlug, het sommige in die gate geval en die ander het na die berge toe gevlug. 11Die seëvierende invallers het Sodom en Gomorra geplunder. Daarna het hulle al die besittings en kos in die stede gevat en saamgeneem huis toe. 12Hulle het ook Lot, Abram se neef wat toe in Sodom gewoon het, gevange geneem en al sy besittings saamgeneem. 13Iemand wat ontsnap het, het dit vir Abram die Hebreër kom vertel. Abram het by die groot bome van Mamre die Amoriet gewoon. Mamre en sy bloedverwante Eskol en Aner was bondgenote van Abram.
14Toe Abram hoor Lot is as gevangene weggevoer, het hy die weerbare manne in sy huishouding bymekaargeroep. Daar was 318 van hulle, almal in sy huishouding gebore. Hy het Kedorlaomer se leër agternagejaag en hulle by Dan ingehaal. 15Daar het hy in die nag sy manskappe verdeel en die invallers van verskillende kante af aangeval. Kedorlaomer se leër het gevlug, maar Abram het hulle tot by Goba, noord van Damaskus, agtervolg. 16Hy het alles wat geroof is, teruggekry, ook sy neef Lot met sy besittings en al die vroue en ander gevangenes.
Melgisedek seën Abram
17Toe Abram terugkom van sy oorwinning oor Kedorlaomer en sy bondgenote, het die koning van Sodom hom in die Sawevlakte (dit is die Koningsvallei) tegemoetgegaan. 18Melgisedek, die koning van Salem, het vir hom brood en wyn gebring. Hy was ook ’n priester van God die Allerhoogste. 19Melgisedek het Abram geseën en gesê:
“Geseënd is Abram
deur God die Allerhoogste,
die Skepper van hemel en aarde.
20En geseënd is God die Allerhoogste
wat jou bemagtig het
om oor jou vyande te seëvier.”
Toe gee Abram vir Melgisedek ’n tiende van alles wat hy teruggekry het.
21Die koning van Sodom sê vir hom: “Gee net my mense terug, maar hou die besittings vir jouself.”
22Abram antwoord hom toe: “Ek het die Here, God die Allerhoogste, Skepper van hemel en aarde, plegtig belowe 23dat ek nie eens ’n garingdraad of ’n skoenveter van jou sal neem nie. Anders kan jy dalk sê: ‘Ek is die een wat vir Abram ryk gemaak het!’ 24Al wat ek sal aanvaar, is die kos wat hierdie manskappe reeds geëet het. Maar gee ’n deel van die buit aan my bondgenote Aner, Eskol en Mamre.”

Gebed – Gevolge

Here, my God,
Ongelukkig maak ons ​​nie altyd die regte keuses nie
Met elke keuse is daar gevolge
Soos Lot, kan ons nie die soet van die wêreld hê sonder sy bitter nie
Dankie vir U genade Here
Dankie dat wanneer ons gevange geneem word, U kom en ons vrymaak
Dankie dat U ons teruggebring het na U toe Here
Dankie dat U ons vergewe, terwyl ons berou het oor ons verkeerde dade
U is ‘n goeie, goeie Vader
Dankie vir die krag om die gevolge te kan dra en die
wysheid om wys te kies vir die pad vorentoe
Ek het U lief Here

In Jesus naam

Amen