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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Story of Abraham [5] Bible Verse:Genesis 13:8-13 (ESV) "Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. " Message:
Abram sensibly points out that there is plenty of land, and no need for Lot and him to be getting into disputes caused by overcrowding. Lot moved his operation southeast to a plain near the Dead Sea. The delta of the Jordan River is drastically different today than 4000 or even 1000 years ago; it was formerly covered with plant life, in places a jungle of papyrus and palms trees. The Roman historian Flavius Joseph called it “the most fertile spot in [the Roman colony of] Judea.”
Zoar is a city known to archaeologists, although it might have been so small that it would hardly be called a “town” today; the very name, zoar, means “insignificant.” It still appears on the our old map of Palestine; you can see it just below the Dead Sea (called “Sea of the ‘Arabah” on the map). Today, it is a desolate spot.
In trying to locate the site of Sodom and Gomorrah, we must remember how utterly ancient were the times described by Genesis 13. This was many generations before the days of Moses, in the dawn of pre-history; the existence of a written history (in Genesis) is, in and of itself, a miracle of sorts. Nobody really has much of a clue where Sodom was located except by extrapolating from today’s Scripture. Most scholars believe it was near the southeastern shore of what is today the Dead Sea.
Sodom, the closest city to Lot’s ultimate stopping point, will become central to the early events in Abraham’s history. The lands of the Negeb east of the Jordan, where Lot has pitched his tent, will eventually come under the rule of the Moabites and the Edomites, and later, the Kingdom of Jordan. They were never part of Israel or Judah.
Meditation : “Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” Prayer : Walk with me, dear Lord, so that I may not be alone as I face this day, but always in your presence. Your joy is a lighthouse in a world often dark with sin, and I pray that I may reflect the light of your truth, to inspire others as I have been inspired. In the name of Christ, bless me this day, and all whom I may meet.....Amen |
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