Abram and the Mysterious King
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· 5 viewsTwo Kings meet Abram, prudence and decrement guide you in wisdom.
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Context build-up Background to Genesis 14: 17-24
After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
and blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”
And Abram gave him a tenth of everything. And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.” But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”
Two Kings meet Abram with diffrent intentions. One points to God the most High as worthy of all victory. The other is concerned with credit and the spoils of Victory.
Have you ever borrowed somthing from someone, or was in need and a person was able to help you when you where in need. But that same person likes to repeat how they where of service to you either always reminding you or others how there was a time you where blessed by them.
Abram made sure that the King he gave and recieved from had the same values as he did with all credit going to the almighty God. He made sure to give to the King of Sodom all that was his. Abram stated “I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours,”
He was intentional to not position himself in a way that man would get the glory for the success he attained.
Are we as careful as Abram not allow our flesh nor man to take credit for what God has done?
Think over your life? Have you truly given all credit to God before men so as to point to God who was the reason for the success in your life or do we fall into the trap of talking about our skill or ability or how smart we are?
The Mysterious King Teaches us somthing and reminds Aabram that “God the most High as worthy of all victory.”
so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
But who is this Mysterious King? He shows up only 3 times in the Bible. Here in Genesis 14, Psalms 110:4 “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”” and in (The most quoted Psalms ever throughout scripture.)
Heb 7