The Beginning and Meaning of Everything that Matters COVENANT Genesis 12:1-25:11 | Abraham 12:1-9 God Establishes a Relationship with Abraham 12:10-13:1 Abram Reasons Unfaithfully in Going Down to Egypt 13:2-18 Abram Reasons Humbly in Deferring to Lot 14:1-24 Abram Defeats His Enemies with the Help of God Genesis 14:1-24 This passage: is still a part of the “whole counsel” of God (Acts 20:27) is specific, by the way it takes pains to reference real history is an old account, by the way it modernizes certain places is a good example of real history from the focal point of God’s purposes Why is this story of five (pagan) kings against four (pagan) kings significant? Four pagan kings defeat Sodom and Gomorrah and take Lot away (Gen. 14:1-12) Abram defeats them with the help of God (Gen. 14:13-24) What’s up with Melchizedek? What’s up with Abram?