e-Ministries   
   by Jon Justvig   
   March 25, 2013   
          
   Issue #: 19   
      
   Gen 14:1  And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch   
   king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;  Gen   
   14:2  That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of   
   Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of   
   Bela, which is Zoar.   
      
   Oh my, we now have a war going on between kings.  So war is definately nothing   
   new, as there has always been things between nations, between the right and   
   just and the wrong and unjust and everything in between.  Remember, the Lord   
   is our King, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.   
       
   Gen 14:3  All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the   
   salt sea.    
      
   Once was fruitful and prosperous became dried up and unplenished.  Let's read   
   a verse from Psalms.   
      
   Psa 107:34  A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that   
   dwell therein.    
      
   God had promised the wages of sin is death as we've discussed in previous   
   issues.  God will take on one person as with Cain, a region of land, as we're   
   looking at here right now, or the whole Earth as in the story of Noah's Ark   
   that we've read prior.   
      
   I believe people sin for selfish flesh reasons and people that honor God is   
   for spiritual reasons.  Folks, we need to attach ourselves to God, be   
   God-fearing because we will never know when it might be too late and the more   
   we do in honor of Him, will he give us riches.  He keeps all of his promises;   
   we'll look more of his promises in future issues God-providing.   
      
   Gen 14:4  Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year   
   they rebelled.    
   Gen 14:5  And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that   
   were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in   
   Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,  Gen 14:6  And the Horites in their   
   mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.    
   Gen 14:7  And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote   
   all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in   
   Hazezontamar.    
   Gen 14:8  And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and   
   the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is   
   Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;  Gen 14:9  With   
   Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel   
   king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.    
      
   The war continues... please read on.   
      
   Gen 14:10  And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; 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 victuals, and went their way.   
      
   The land at that time of Sodom and Gomorrah was real wickedness and they had   
   fallen, those that were left had left the land and what was in these two   
   places had been taken.  Remember, be good by doing good; doing wrong will only   
   result in God's wrath.   
       
   Gen 14:12  And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and   
   his goods, and departed.    
   Gen 14:13  And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for   
   he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of   
   Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.  Gen 14:14  And when Abram heard   
   that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his   
   own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.    
   Gen 14:15  And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night,   
   and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of   
   Damascus.    
   Gen 14:16  And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his   
   brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.  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 that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh,   
   which is the king's dale.  Gen 14:18  And Melchizedek 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, which hath delivered thine   
   enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.  Gen 14:21  And the king   
   of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.    
   Gen 14:22  And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto   
   the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,  Gen 14:23    
   That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not   
   take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:    
   Gen 14:24  Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of   
   the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their   
   portion.    
      
   A good lesson here, is to only take what you have earned and when you get on   
   your feet, in good standing with our Lord and finally find prosperity, nobody   
   can claim it for themselves rightfully.  Be at peace my fellow brothers and   
   sisters and do good.  We were not born perfect, we all have stumbled, fallen,   
   gotten up and fallen again.  Do not grow weary, stand for God and do good.    
   When God tests our limits and it seems like nothing good is going to happen,   
   there will you find your suprise.  He will lift you up.  Take a look at these   
   last two verses as we close in Deuteronomy chapter 4 verse 30-31:   
      
   Deu 4:30  When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon   
   thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be   
   obedient unto his voice;    
   Deu 4:31  (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee,   
   neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware   
   unto them.       
      
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