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Lesson 13
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Passage Genesis 14
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Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Conquering Kings
of Mesopotamia (Genesis 14:1-12)
a. War against
Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Bela (1-4)
b. Rebellion and defeat Rephaites, Zuzites, Emites,
Horites, Amalekites and Amorites (5-7)
c. Sodom and Gomorrah defeated carrying of Lot (8-12)
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Abram and allies
defeat Mesopotamian King (Genesis 14:13-16)
a. Abram hears of
Lot’s capture pursues enemy (13-14)
b. Abram during
night routes enemy (15-16)
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Melchizedek’s blessing and Abram’s distance from evil (Genesis
14:17-24)
a. The meeting in the Kings Valley (17)
b. Melchizedek’s blessing from God (18-20a)
c. Abram gift of a tenth (20b)
d. Abram’s refusal of gift from King of Sodom (21-24)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Division
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Scripture
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Conquering Kings
of Mesopotamia
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Genesis 14:1-12
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Abram and allies
defeat Mesopotamian King
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Genesis 14:13-16
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Melchizedek’s blessing and Abram’s distance from evil
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Genesis 14:17-24
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
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Abram defeats Lot’s capturers, is blessed, tithes and
distances evil
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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To Learn that God’s blessing requires a response honoring
Him.
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Specific Application Questions
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1. What
is causing you defeat?
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2. Who
are your allies in the life with Christ?
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3. What
is our response to God’s blessing?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
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Life experiences can be overwhelming
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Our walk as a Christian is aided by fellowship with others
of faith
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Blessings can go to our head; pure faith is what God asks.
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