“Lot Taken…”

September 20, 2016

“Lot Taken…”

Blessings folk!

Sodom and Gomorrah had been attacked and ransacked.
They had been taken captive.

Now, watch what happens…

Gen 14:11-16

Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.

They also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.

Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.

When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.


Lot, Abram’s nephew, had been captured…with his possessions.

A fugitive from the attack reported what occurred to Abram.
(This is the first time he is called “the Hebrew”…”Hebrew” means “one from beyond”…remember from where Abram came&hellipWinking
Abram rallied the trained men…318 of them…part of the blessing of God.
These were “born in his house”.

They pursued.
They divided forces.
They came against the enemy by night.
They defeated the enemy.

Abram brought back all the goods.
Abram brought back Lot and all possessions…all the women…all the people.
All were rescued.

Sojourning upon the land requires diligence…sometimes battle.

Stand strong in the Lord.
Watch where you live.
Avoid Sodom.