So after more famlilal connections we learn of the tower of Babel. God didn't like that the people made this tall tower without him, so he confused them by making them unable to understand each other with different languages. This seems kinda funny to me since I speak the same language as everyone I know but I still get confused A LOT!
My mom says, "You need to be able to work with people." I think what she's saying is that you need to be able to have a meeting of the minds with people. You know, get on the same page. I need to pray about this one, 'cause I need some help on this. Sometimes my ears are made of cement. Just ask my husband!
We start learning of this guy named Abram. I like this guy, I really do. He messes up over and over, but God still loves him anyway. They decide to go to Egypt. One of the parts I find amusing is that he is scared for his life because his wife Sarai is so beautiful. He believes that if men know that she is his wife they'll just off him and take her. So he tells her to tell everyone that she is his sister! Somehow she ends up married to the king. After the king suffers all sorts of afflictions but doesn't know why he somehow learns the truth of the situation and goes to Abram and tells him to take his wife back and that he didn't know she wasn't his sister and he gives him all sorts of stuff too.
Abram and Lot were traveling together with all their herds and wealth and they decided to settle down. They realize that there isn't enough room on the land for all of them so they decide to split up. Abram tells Lot to choose what land he wants, so Lot takes the best for himself. Abram seems to be the kind of guy who doesn't really think too much of worldly wealth (which is probably why he has so much.) God promises Abram that someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants, and gives him land.
Chapter 14 begins with a bunch of kings fighting over real estate. Eventually Lot and his family are captured. I love the irony in this scripture. How many times do you get jealous because someone has something you think you want. Then later something bad happens to them exactly for the reason you were jealous of them! Then suddenly you don't feel jealousy but pity. I guess that's the lesson!
Tomorrow read Genesis 14:14-18:8
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