The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
for August 4, 10O1-Abrahaa
and Lot.
Prepared by II. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

| prepared by n. c. Lenington.I
THE LESSON TEXT.
Genesis 13:1-ls)
!. And Abram went up out Of Egypt. he.
and his wife. and all that he had, and Lot
with him. into the south.
| s. And the land was not able to bear
hem, that they might dwell together; for
heir substance was great, SO that they
souid not dwell together.
Z. And there was a strife between the
| herdnsn Of Abrams cattle and the herd
men Of Lots cattle; and the Cauaarits and
| he Perisxite dwelled then In the land.
8. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there
be no strife. pray thee, between me and
;hse. and between my herdmen and thy
aerdmen: for We be brethren.
.. Is not the whole land before thee?
Separate thyself. l pray thee. from me; II
thou wilt take the left hand, then l will
20 to the right: or II thou depart to tho
tight hand. then will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes. and BE-
held all the plain Of Jordan. that 1t was
we'll watered everywhere, before the Lord
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as
the garden Of the Lord. like the land of
Egypt. as thou comest unto Zoar.
II. Then Lot chose him all the plain OF
Jordan: and Lot tourneyed east; and they
separated themselves the one from the
other.
L. Abram dwelled In the land OF Canaan.
Ind Lot dwelled in the cities Of the plain
and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Is. But the men OF sodom were wicked
and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
IL. And the Lord said 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:
l5. For all the land which thou seest, to
thee will give It. and to thy seed forever.
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81 the earth; so that II 4 man can number
the dust of the earth. then shall thy seed
also be numbered.
II. Arise, walk through the land In the
length Of It and in the breadth Of II; for I
will give II unto thee.
came and dwelt In the plain Of Mamre,
which Is In Hebron. ana built there an
altar unto the Lord.
GOLDEN TEXT. whatsOeveP ye
would that men should do to you, do
wen - to tAen.-Matt. 7n3.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
In the chapters Genesis 13 and 14)
which should be read in connection with
the verses assigned for the present les
son, we have an opportunity for fur
ther study Of the character Of Abra-
ham, which IL made 20 appear the
stronger by It's contrast to that of Lot.
The character study of both men may
we'll be perused in the order Of the va
rious incidents related:
A Family Quarrel. ................. .lsl-iS
Ths Land Given 10 Abraham. .is:l4-ls
Lot Taken frisener; ;;H;n.-5s
A Family Quarrel.-Spea aking literal
" and by the book, this was strictly not
. family quarrel, but night easily have
oeeA but for ths peace cable disposition
syineed BY Abrshan- It was really
quarrel between the servants Of tho
two men. II was . ease Of two much
prosperity. Both men were exceeding
ly prosperous. Bsth had great herds
Of cattle and great Aocks Of sheep. So
greet were these AoeAs and herds that
there was not place for an to Craze in
the place seiected. The shepherds and
herdsmen came to words and blows
With each other over securing the best
pasturea With the retinue Of servants
upon eseh 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 peaoemaker. He
suggested to Lot that inasmueh as
there was not room in that place for
both, that they should separate, one
Eoing to the east, the other to the
west. The way Lot settled this ques-
ton is, considering all the circum-
tances. quite indicative Of the eharac-
ter OF the man. The plains on
either eide were rich and fertile.
But TO the west the lAad was still new
snd unoocupied. To the east was So
dom and other cities. We remember
that Abraham came westward TO get
away from tho idolatrous city Of Ur
Of the Chaldees. Lot, choosing to pitch
bis tents near Sodom, inevitably sug-
gests that he still had IN his heart
some Of the I'D love for worldly pleas
ures.
The Land GivR 70 Abraham.-On
tho westward side OF the Jordan was
the land Of Canaan. It was here that
Abraham's cattle were 60 srase. And
here Abraham had another Of his Vi
sions Of God, and God revealed to
Abraham that his descendants were
TO be - the dust for number. The
building of an altar to the Lord IN the
plain Of Mamre IL another Of tho many
indications given of Abraham's reli-
gfous nature.
Lot Taken Prisoner and His Rescue
BY Abrsham.-This incident Is q fur
thor illustration Of the noble char
actor Of Abraham. The kings of the
plain Of Jordan made War upon each
other. The kings Of Sodom and Go
morrah met defeat, and in their pre-
cipftous 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-
gethsr his men and went In pursuit.
By a night attack he scattered the en-
emy and rescued all the goods that
were taken and Lot, his nephew.
When Abraham returned, he gave
thanks to God for his victory, gave
tfthes a, Melchizedek the kiph nrieSt