"Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."GENESIS 15:1+The Pattern of the SaintsWhen God addresses Abraham in these words and commands him not to be afraid, these words are ...  Read More

The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself." But Abram said . . ., "I will take nothing."GENESIS 14:21, 24+Attached to GodBecause Abraham is sure of the Lor...  Read More

"Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth."GENESIS 14:19+God Most HighThe name of God is explained more fully by what the text adds about the Possessor of heaven and earth. . ....  Read More

[Melchizedek king of Salem] blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth."GENESIS 14:19+Public BlessingThe text separates the worship and profession of Abrah...  Read More

Then [Abram] brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people.GENESIS 14:16+Clear VictoryAbraham makes use of a military strat...  Read More

The enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah. . .. They also took Lot.GENESIS 14:11-12+Apparent DefeatMoses reveals his true reason for presenting such a detailed account of this war [Gene...  Read More

So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.GENESIS 13:18+Establishing the ChurchMoses takes special care to mention...  Read More

“Arise, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”GENESIS 13:17+Looking ForwardYou observe that Abraham, who, according to the promise, is the lord of the land of Can...  Read More

The LORD said . . ..GENESIS 13:14+God Still SpeaksIf we Christians also realized this great gift of ours, we would truly be blessed, as Christ says in Luke 10:23-24: "Blessed are the eyes which see wh...  Read More

The LORD said to Abram...GENESIS 13:14+Sacred AccountsNow comes the third passage in which it is written: "The Lord spoke with Abraham." I have often exhorted that . . . this chief feature of the acco...  Read More

Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no strife between you and me . . . for we are kinsmen."GENESIS 13:8+The Purpose of Earthly LawWhat could Abram have said that was more proper and more conducive to pea...  Read More

There Abram preached the name of the Lord.GENESIS 13:4 (according to Luther's translation)+The Nature of the WordIt is not the stones, the construction, and the gorgeous silver and gold that make a ch...  Read More