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Genesis 14:23
that I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take anything that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich;
that I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take anything that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich;
Verse Genesis 14:23. _FROM A THREAD EVEN TO A SHOELATCHET_] This was certainly a proverbial mode of expression, the full meaning of which is perhaps not known. Among the rabbinical writers חוט _chut_...
- Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל _'amrāpel_, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך _'aryôk_, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי _'arı̂y_, “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14....
CHAPTER 14 THE FIRST RECORDED WAR AND LOT'S DELIVERANCE _ 1. The battle of the confederacy (Genesis 14:1)_ 2. Sodom and Gomorrah spoiled (Genesis 14:11) 3. Abram's rescue (Genesis 14:14) 4. S
GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
I WILL NOT TAKE. The blessing of Melchizedek, and the bread and wine, prepared him for this great renunciation....
_a thread … a shoelatchet_ Not the most trifling thing, not even, the lace for a sandal, will Abram take. The fact that Abram has already (Genesis 14:20) given to Melchizedek a tithe of all the spoil,...
THAT I WILL NOT TAKE, &C.— Fully to convince them, that he acted not from mercenary views, the patriarch declares in the most solemn manner, "I have lifted up my hand to the Most High, calling him in...
_4. The Biblical Account (ch. 14)._ And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 that they made war with Be...
THE BATTLE OF THE KINGS, AND THE CAPTURE AND RESCUE OF LOT Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, had subdued the Canaanites of the Jordan valley some years before the events narrated in this chapter. The latte...
SHOELATCHET] or 'sandal thong': i. e. a thing of the least value. Note. Melchizedek is referred to again twice in the Bible (Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 5-7), and each time as a type of the priesthood of Ch...
We do not know why Abram did not take his share. He accepted goods from *Pharaoh in Egypt. (See Genesis 12:16.) And he accepted goods from Abimelech. (See Genesis 20:14; Genesis 20:16.) But he did not...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 14 THE FIGHT BETWEEN 4 KINGS AND 5 KINGS V1 At this time there were 4 kings. One was Amraphel and he was the king of Shinar. Another king was Ari...
אִם ־מִ חוּט֙ וְ עַ֣ד שְׂרֹֽוךְ ־נַ֔עַל
ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT Genesis 14:1 THIS chapter evidently incorporates a contemporary account of the events recorded. So antique a document was it even when it found its place in this book, that the...
ABRAM AND MELCHIZEDEK Genesis 14:13 Recently discovered monuments confirm this narrative of the confederacy of the kings, but do not tell of their overthrow. Abram might fairly have left Lot to reap...
In this chapter we see Lot and Abram in differing circumstances, resulting in the first case from personal choice, and in the second from the choice of God. Lot was involved in trouble through associa...
THE STRONG ONE MOST HIGH Melchizedek was "priest of the most high God," from the Hebrew 'El 'Elyon. This is a name for God used for the first time here. Hugo McCord, in his book Getting Acquainted Wit...
_Woof-thread. The first word is added by way of explanation. Abram declares he will not receive the smallest present for himself._...
REFLECTIONS How very awful is it to contemplate the bloodshed, ravages, and desolation made by war among the inhabitants of the earth! See Reader, what hath sin done, and what a train of evils origina...
We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
_SOME ELEMENTS OF A GODLY LIFE_ ‘I will not take anything that is thine.’ Genesis 14:23 Looking closely at the narrative, we cannot fail to see in it some essential features and most beautiful aspe...
23._That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe - latchet_. The Hebrews have an elliptical form of making oath, in which the imprecation of punishment is understood. In some places, the full exp...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. After this (chap. 13) we have, in the conduct of Abram and Lot, the disinterestedness and self-renunciation of true faith on the one hand, and, on...
THAT I WILL NOT [TAKE] FROM A THREAD EVEN TO A SHOELATCHET,.... That is, from a thread used in sewing garments to, a shoelatchet, or the string which fastens the shoes to the foot, the least belonging...
That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: Ver. 23. _That I will not take from a...
Here observe, 1st, Abram gives to God the same titles that Melchizedek had just now used. It is good to learn of others how to order our speech concerning God, and to imitate those who speak well in d...
1 The battell of foure Kings against fiue. 11 Lot is taken prisoner. 14 Abram rescueth him. 18 Melchi-zedek blesseth Abram. 20 Abram giueth him tithe. 22 The rest of the spoile, his partners haui...
THIRD SECTION _Abram and his War with the Heathen robber-bands for the rescue of Lot. The victorious Champion of Faith and his greeting to Melchizedec, the prince of peace. His conduct towards the Ki...
THE WORLD'S CONFLICT We read now for the first time in scripture of war among nations of the ungodly world. Abram has no part in this. It is recorded mainly because of Lot. Four kings war against five...
21-24 Observe the king of Sodom's grateful offer to Abram, Give me the souls, and take thou the substance. Gratitude teaches us to recompense to the utmost of our power, those that have undergone fat...
THAT I WILL NOT TAKE; Heb. _If I shall take._ Understand, _God do so and so to me, _ which is expressed 1 SAMUEL 14:44. A defective manner of swearing used amongst the Hebrews, either to maintain the...
We are, here, presented with an historic record of the revolt of five kings from under the hand of Chederlaomer, and a battle consequent thereon. The Spirit of God can occupy himself with the movement...
Genesis 14:23 nothing H518 thread H2339 sandal H5275 strap H8288 not H518 anything H3947 (H8799) say H559 ...
‘And the King of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the goods for yourself”.' This was not generosity, this is the opening gambit in his negotiations to rescue what he can from the situ...
Genesis 14:17. _And the King of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale....
Genesis 14:17. _And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale....
CONTENTS: Abram delivers Lot. Abram's refusal to compromise with the King of Sodom. CHARACTERS: King of Sodom, Lot, Abram, Melchizedek. CONCLUSION: Genuine faith never wraps itself in fleece while a...
Genesis 14:1. _Amraphel king of Shinar,_ the plain on which Babylon was built. The Hebrew _melech,_ everywhere translated king, is equivalent, according to the Gothic etymon of the same word, to a fig...
_I will not take anything that is thine, lest thou shouldst say, I have made Abram rich_ THE BELIEVER’S SUPERIORITY TO THE WORLD This superiority to the world may be manifested in various ways--as i...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:1 After separating from Abram and settling in Sodom, Lot is taken captive by an alliance of four kings who invade the Jordan Valley. Abram gathers a small army and recovers...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:17 This passage emphasizes Abram’s reliance on God rather than on military might to gain possession of Canaan. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 14:22. I have lifted up mine hand] This is a Hebraism for “I have sworn.” The custom was to raise the right hand when taking an oath.— GENESIS 14:23. FROM A THREAD EVEN TO A...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 14:17 AND THE KING OF SODOM—Bera, or his successor (_vide_ Genesis 14:10)—WENT OUT TO MEET HIM (_i.e._ Abram) AFTER HIS RETURN FROM THE SLAUGHTER (perhaps too forcible an expressio...
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar (Genesis 14:1), Now Shinar is Babylon. and Arioch the king of Ellasar [which is Babylonia], and Chedorlaomer the king of Elam [which is...
That I. 1 Kings 13:8 2 Kings 5:16 2 Kings 5:20 Esther 9:15 Esther 9:16...
ABRAM DELIVERS LOT Genesis 14:8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us bring before you the opening verses of Genesis fourteen. WE HAVE BEFORE US A STORY OF WAR AND STRIFE. The various kings of cities and nati...
From a thread to a shoe — latchet — Not the least thing that had ever belonged to the king of Sodom....