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GENESIS 13

ABRAM + LOT SEPARATE

After leaving Egypt, Abram sets up his tent and makes an altar for God. Abram and Lot have accumulated a lot of possessions and animals at this point, so many that they cannot find land large enough to share.

Abram does not want animosity with Lot, so Abram and Lot go their separate ways. Lot chooses the land to the East, which looks more beautiful and fruitful, but is in closer proximity to wicked people near Sodom. Abram settles in the west, staying in Canaan.

God tells Abram that all the land he can see, spanning in every direction, would one day become his great nation. In Genesis 2, God creates Adam out of dust and now promises that Abram’s offspring will be as many as the dust on the earth. God later tells Abram this again, saying that his offspring will be more than the stars in the sky. God uses examples of His great creation to explain to Abram that his creation and legacy will also be great.

STUDY QUESTIONS

How does Abram’s choice to let Lot choose first reveal trust in God rather than in his own strategy?