Chapter 14 verse 14 also stood out in
regards to Abram's character: "When
Abram learned that Lot had been
captured, he called together the men
born into his household, 318 of them
in all. He chased after Kedorlaomer's
army until he caught up with them in
Dan." I don't know about you... but
I'll be honest. If my nephew got
captured by a band of marauding
kings and their army, I'm thinking I
might just let my nephew go and
chalk it up to very bad luck on his
part... But not Abram! When he
heard the news that Lot had been
captured, it looks like he did not even
blink! He called together his
household immediately and they were
off and running after Kedorlaomer's
army. Yes, they were chasing after an
army... again, I'm not so sure I would
do this... though, hopefully, maybe I
now would if I can keep in mind
Abram's character here.... What about
you? Would you chase after an
army? Is there maybe someone in
your life who has been "captured" by
something - an addiction, a sadness,
some bad luck - and will you go
chasing after that person and help to
free them from the "army" that has
ensnared them?
regards to Abram's character: "When
Abram learned that Lot had been
captured, he called together the men
born into his household, 318 of them
in all. He chased after Kedorlaomer's
army until he caught up with them in
Dan." I don't know about you... but
I'll be honest. If my nephew got
captured by a band of marauding
kings and their army, I'm thinking I
might just let my nephew go and
chalk it up to very bad luck on his
part... But not Abram! When he
heard the news that Lot had been
captured, it looks like he did not even
blink! He called together his
household immediately and they were
off and running after Kedorlaomer's
army. Yes, they were chasing after an
army... again, I'm not so sure I would
do this... though, hopefully, maybe I
now would if I can keep in mind
Abram's character here.... What about
you? Would you chase after an
army? Is there maybe someone in
your life who has been "captured" by
something - an addiction, a sadness,
some bad luck - and will you go
chasing after that person and help to
free them from the "army" that has
ensnared them?