Parties Parting

Abraham’s separation with Lot is one that gives us a good example of how separations should happen.

Abraham was a rich guy; going to Egypt had made him quite wealthy. He even picked up a concubine who would later bear him a son. But it’s interesting how when you go somewhere with someone and you come back with your eye’s full, there always seems to be difficulties. When I say that Abraham and Lot’s eyes were full, I mean this; they both clearly understood what their values were. They had amassed many possessions. So much it caused division in the camp.

But look at Abraham’s proactive response. “Let there be no strife between you and me”. best way to avoid strife is to part ways. No fighting, just “you take that, and I’ll take this”. Looks like a good example to me. Abraham is magnanimous.