Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-07-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the international Series
for August 4, 10O1-Abraham
and Lot.
prepared by II. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

THE LESSON TEXT.
Genesis 13:1-1S)
1. And Abram went up out OF Egypt. he.
and his wife. and all that he had. and Lot
with him. into the south.
9. And the land was not able to bear
them. that they might dwell together; for
their substance was great. so that they
could not dwell together.
T. And there was a strife between the
herdmen OF Abrams cattle and the herd
men of Lots cattle: and the Cauaanite and
the Perizzite dwelled then in the land
g. And Abram said unto Lot. Let there
be no strife, pray thee, between me and
thee. and between my herdmen and thy
herdmen: for We be brethren.
3 Is not the whole land before thee?
Separate myself. / pray thee. from me: II
thou wilt take the left hand. then 1 will
40 TO the right; or If thou depart TO the
right hand. then Will go to the left.
10. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and be-
held all the plain OF Jordan, that IL was
well watered everywhere. before the Lord
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. even as
the garden OF the Lord. like the land OF
Egypt. as thou contest unto Zoar.
II. Then Lot chose him all the plain OF
Jordan; and Lot 1ourneyed east; and they
separated themselves the one from the
other
y. Abram dwelled in the land Of Canaan.
and Lot dwelied In the cities OF the plain,
and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
IL. But the men OF Sodom were wicked
and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
IA. And the Lord saiG unto Abram after
that Lot was separated from him. Lift up
now thine eyes. and look from the place
where thou art northward. and southwark,
and eastward. and westward:
10. For all the land which thou seest, to
thee will / give IL. and TO thy Sc ed forever.
l6. And | Will make thy seed al the dust
of the earth: so that II a man can number
the Dust OF the earth, then shall thy seed
also be numbered
il. Arise walk through the land in the
length OF Ii and I'm the breadth of 1
will give ii unto thee
IS. Then Abram removed his tent. and
came and dwelt In the plain of Mamre,
which is In Hebron, and built there an
altar unto the Lord
GOLDEN TEXT. Whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do
even 80 To them.-Mntt. 7i12.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
In the chapters Genesis Is and 14)
which should be read in connection with
the verses assigned for the present les
son, we have an opportunity for fur
Their study of the character of Abra-
ham, which is made to appear the
stronger by its contrast to that of Lot.
The character study of both men may
well be perused in the order of the va
| rious incidents related:
A Family Quarrel 13.1-l3
The Land Given to Abraham. ..l3:14-Is
r.. Il
Abraham Rescues His Nephew -. IA l3-24
y Family Speaking literal
~ and by the book. this was strictly not
family quarrel, but might easily have
been but for the peaceable disposition
evinced by Abraham. 1t was really
quarrel between the servants of the
| two men. 1t was n case of two much
prosperity. Both men were exceeding
ly prosperous. Both had great herds
of cattle and great fiocks of sheep. So
great were these fiocks and herds that
there was not place for all to Craze in
the place selected. The shepherds and
herdSmeR came to words and blows
with each other over securing the best
| pastures. With the retinue of servants
| upon each side Numbering in Abra-
hams case 31S men capable of bearing
arms), we can readily see how serious
the quarrel could have shortly become.
Abraham acted as the peacemaker He
suggested to Lot that inasmuch as
| there was not room in that place for
both, that they should separate, one
| going to the east. the other to the
west. The way Lot settled this ques-
ton is, considering all the circum-
stances, quite indicative of the charac-
ter of the man. The plains on
either side were rich and fertile.
| But to the west the land was still new
and unoccupied. To the east was So
| dom and other cities. We remember
| that Abraham came westward to get
away from the idolatrous city of Ur
| OF the Chaldees. Lot. choosing TO pitch
his tents near Sodom, inevitably sug-
gests that he still had in his heart
some of the old love for worldly pleas
| ures.
The Land Given to Abraham.-On
the westward side of the Jordan was
the land of Canaan. 1t was here that
| Abraham's cattle were 10 Craze. And
| here Abraham had another of his Vi
| sions Of God. and God revealed to
| Abraham that his descendants were
to be as the dust for number. The
| building Of an altar TO the Lord in the
| plain of Mamre is another of the many
indications given of Abraham's reli-
gious nature.
Lot Taken Prisoner and His Rescue
! by Abraham.-This incident is a fur
| Their illustration of the noble char
| acter OF Abraham. The kings OF the
plain Of Jordan made war upon each
other. The kings of Sodom and Co
moran met defeat. and i'm their pre-.
cipitous fight fell into the slime pit:
their cities fell into the hands of the
! enemy. and Lot and his family and
servants and all his possessions also
were taken. Abraham gathered to-
gether his men and went i'm pursuit.
! by night attack he scattered the en-
envy and rescued all the goods that
we're taken and Lot, his nephew.
When Abraham returned. he gave
thanks to God for his victory, gave
tithes to Melchizedek, the high priest.
and returned not only the prisoners
| he had taken but also all the goods.
and this, in the light Of the ancient
customs Of victorious leaders. shows
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