Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”
The context of this is that Lot and Abraham were about to split up their camps because it got too crowded and difficult to share the limited resources. Abraham, being the uncle and elder and leader, had the right to choose the land for Himself first. However, Abraham chose to forgo his right and gave his nephew Lot the first choice of land. This rather unnatural decision is perhaps an indication of God's work in Abraham as Abraham began to built his faith and trusted that God is the ultimate provider. He recognised that wise decision means using more than his own intellect, but rather trusting God to provide the best for him.
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”
The context of this is that Lot and Abraham were about to split up their camps because it got too crowded and difficult to share the limited resources. Abraham, being the uncle and elder and leader, had the right to choose the land for Himself first. However, Abraham chose to forgo his right and gave his nephew Lot the first choice of land. This rather unnatural decision is perhaps an indication of God's work in Abraham as Abraham began to built his faith and trusted that God is the ultimate provider. He recognised that wise decision means using more than his own intellect, but rather trusting God to provide the best for him.
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