Genesis 14:13–16
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that is deeply confused about the nature of peace and the nature of war. It preaches a soft, effeminate tolerance out of one side of its mouth while screaming for the destruction of its enemies out of the other. It wants a peace that is really just a quiet surrender to evil, and it wants a war that is really just a temper tantrum, a raw assertion of power without reference to justice or righteousness. Into this confusion, the life of our father Abram speaks with a sharp, bracing clarity. We often think of Abram the patriarch as a quiet man in a tent, looking at the stars, waiting on a promise. But we cannot forget that he was also Abram the warrior, Abram the commander, Abram the man who, when necessity called, armed his household and went to war.