From Alexander MacLaren's commentary on Genesis:
"The first great truth enshrined in this part of the story is that the friend of God is compassionate even of the sinful and degraded. Abraham did not intercede for Lot, but for the sinners in Sodom. He had perilled his life in warfare for them; he now pleads with God for them. Where had he learned this brave pity? Where but from the God with whom he lived by faith?"
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Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
6.12.2012
Small Story of a Lot
The Providence of God is most amazing to me.
He showers blessings and calamities where He will, our seeming 'free' decisions serve His purposes, His plans.
How is it that Lot chose the valley of Jordan, leaving Canaan to Abram? (Genesis 13:8-13) Which, by the way, is precisely the area of land that God said He would give to Abram.
It is a small story, but it illustrates this attribute of God, His Providence, very well.
He showers blessings and calamities where He will, our seeming 'free' decisions serve His purposes, His plans.
How is it that Lot chose the valley of Jordan, leaving Canaan to Abram? (Genesis 13:8-13) Which, by the way, is precisely the area of land that God said He would give to Abram.
It is a small story, but it illustrates this attribute of God, His Providence, very well.
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