Abram Belonged Egypt Lot Negeb Negev Returned South Towards Wife
13:1 And {a} Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
(a) His great riches gotten in Egypt, did not hinder him in following his vocation.
13:1-4 Abram was very rich: he was very heavy, so the Hebrew word is; for riches are a burden; and they that will be rich, do but load themselves with thick clay, Hab 2:6. There is a burden of care in getting riches, fear in keeping them, temptation in using them, guilt in abusing them, sorrow in losing them, and a burden of account at last to be given up about them. Yet God in his providence sometimes makes good men rich men, and thus God's blessing made Abram rich without sorrow, Pr 10:22. Though it is hard for a rich man to get to heaven, yet in some cases it may be, Mr 10:23,24. Nay, outward prosperity, if well managed, is an ornament to piety, and an opportunity for doing more good. Abram removed to Beth-el. His altar was gone, so that he could not offer sacrifice; but he called on the name of the Lord. You may as soon find a living man without breath as one of God's people without prayer.
Abram Belonged Egypt Lot Negeb Negev South Towards Wife
Abram Belonged Egypt Lot Negeb Negev South Towards Wife
