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Genesis 13:6-18
LOT LEAVES ABRAM
Recap:
We have been talking about Abram.
Abram was called by God:
God told him to leave his country and his father’s house and to go to a place that God would show him:
God told Abram He was going to make him a great nation and bless him:
God told him He would bless the people who bless him and curse the people who curse him and all through him would be blessed:
Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot all he had and set out for the land of Canaan:
God told Abram that to Abrams children He would give that land:
Abram builds an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord:
There was a famine in the land:
Abram went to Egypt:
Now Abram told Sarai to lie and he told her to say she was his sister because he thought if the Egyptians knew she was his wife they would kill him:
The Egyptians saw she was beautiful and praised her to Pharaoh:
Abram was blessed as God said but Pharaoh was given diseases because he took Sarai into his palace:
Pharaoh asked Abram what have you done to me why did you not tell me Sarai was your wife:
Pharaoh kicked Abram out of Egypt:
Abram took Sarai and all he had and Lot went with them:
Abram became very wealthy with animals and silver and gold:
Genesis 13:5-18 NIV LOT LEAVES ABRAM
5 Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, he also had flocks and herds and tents. 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together. 7 And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time. 8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives. 9 Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”
10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD. 14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[fn] forever. 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.” 18 So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the LORD.
MEMORY VERSE GENESIS 13:16 “And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.”
ATTENTION GRABBER! The Good Shepherd
Ask your class what a shepherd does. What makes him good or bad? Tell your class that God is our good shepherd and that we can trust God for our every need
You need actors for a -Shepard
-Sheep
-A Wolf (ME)
Explain that the Shepard is responsible to protect their sheep.
The wolf will come and try to get the sheep.
When you are done, ask the children to explain why the sheared tried to protect the sheep. How is this like God?
Explain that we can trust God for our every need.
LESSON TIME!
In today’s lesson, we are going to learn that we can always trust God.
We continue this week with the story of Abram that is found in what book of the bible? Genesis.
In our story today, Lot will make a decision and leave Abram; but, God will be faithful and remember the promises He made to Abram.
Remember, God had called Abram out of his own country so he could go to a country God would show him. Abram obeyed God and went to the land of Canaan. With him were his nephew Lot and his wife Sarai.
During a bad famine, Abram decided to go to Egypt to escape. As we learned, this was not a good decision and it got Abram into some trouble with the Pharaoh.
He then came up out of Egypt and returned to the land of Canaan where God had called him. He arrived in a place called Bethel.
Today, as we follow the life of Abraham, we will learn that we can trust God for our every need.
5 Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together. 7 And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
These verses are talking about Lot and Abram.
Abram and Lot both had many animals, tents, and people who helped them. There was not enough space for them all to stay together, and the people that took care of the animals began to compete for the land.
Have you ever been in a crowded place? Maybe you share a room with a brother or sister. If you do, has there ever been a time when you did not get along very well because you were living so close together?
The people that Abram hired to take care of his livestock and herds of animals were arguing and fighting with Lot’s hired people.
Not only that but there were also Canaanites and Perizzites in the land competing for food and water for their herds.
Canaanites and Perizzites were Foreigners and stringers.
There may have still been a famine in the land, making it especially difficult to supply the needs of a large group of people and animals in a small area of land.
8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.
9 Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”
Abram was a peacemaker.
What is a peacemaker?
He went to his nephew Lot and asked that there would be no strife or arguing between them.
Abram reminded Lot that they are brethren and family.
Something like this should not be separating them and making them angry with one another.
Have you ever been upset with a family member?
The Lord wants us to work out our problems. We should never allow our anger to bring us to the place where we no longer want to talk with each other.
Abram was wise to go to his nephew and talk about it.
Abram then proposes a solution. He decided it would be best if he and Lot split up.
If they split up maybe they will still love each other.
Abram did not want the lack of space to cause anger and problems between himself and Lot.
Abram even let Lot choose what land he wanted.
God wants us to avoid arguments also.
Abram valued his relationship with Lot more than his possessions. We should always put people before material wealth.
We should be the first to show we value our relationships and seek to resolve problems before they turn into arguments.
10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company:
Lot chose his land with his eyes. He wanted what looked good to him. He did not ask God to help him choose.
Sometimes the thing that looks best to us is not what God wants for us and will wind up causing us problems. Only God knows what is best for us, and we only have to ask Him.
This seemingly simple decision by Lot would later cause him all kinds of problems, as we will find out in the coming weeks in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot will eventually lose his wife.
We have to be careful about the decisions we make. We need to stay away from sin and make our choices based on what God wants for us, not what we want for ourselves.
Who can tell me what is sin?
12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.
Abram took what was given to Him.
He did not strive or try to get the best land for himself.
Because God takes care of His children.
So Abram lived in Canaan, but Lot lived by Sodom, a place filled with wicked people.
Here we see the beginning of Lot’s problems. Sodom was a very wicked city, and Lot decided to live nearby.
We need to remember that as Christians we are to be in the world but not of the world.
We need to love the people who are in the world and are being deceived by Satan.
But we also need to make sure we do not let worldly people influence us. We will end up stumbling and getting into all kinds of trouble.
14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had left from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. 17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”
God spoke to Abram and promised him that all of the lands where he stood, as far as he could see, were going to be for him and all of his descendants.
Descendants are family of family like second and third cousins, aunts and uncials.
God also promised Abram that all of his descendants, or his family, would be so great in number that they could not be counted.
Then, God told Abram to walk through the land and explore what God had given him. God made a promise to Abram, and He kept His promise.
The land that Abram was walking on is Israel today. God did make a great nation from Abram.
Today, God makes promises to us. There are promises in the Bible we can hold onto for ourselves, and there are specific promises that God will speak just to us about.
Is God always faithful?
Whatever promise we find in scripture we know that He will honor it in our lives. Let’s be like Abram and trust in the Lord to do what He says He will do.
What do we need to have to trust God and His word? (Faith)
18 So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the LORD.
So Abram dwelt in the land and built an altar. He made a place to worship God. Whenever God gives us something, we should remember to stop and worship Him and give Him thanks.
God loves everyone. But to have all the blessings of God we need to know Him and accept Him into our heart by faith.
We need to ask God for the forgiveness of our sins every day, read His Word and pray.
MEMORY VERSE GENESIS 13:16 “And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.”
PRAY!
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