Our story picks up with Abraham, Sarah and Lot facing some growing pains. Both Lot and Abrahams herds have grown and so had their possessions which created a need for them to go their separate ways. Lot had a passion toward wickedness which was evident by his choice to go in the direction of Sodom. Abraham and Sarah’s passion was to worship God and follow Him which was evident in the choices they made.

This decision by Abraham and Sarah will bring about a covenant (a promise) that God makes with Abraham in which he not only promises him a male heir who will receive the same covenant promise that God makes to Abraham but also future offspring too numerous to count. In addition, he would be blessed with a land that was so vast and large it too could not be fully grasped as to its size.

There will be a several important developments involving Lot, Abraham, and Sarah along with the consequences of a bad decision. In the end God’s promise of a son that would be the offspring of Abraham and Sarah will come true. From that child (Isaac) will come future generations of descendants (too numerous to count) that will call out to God and worship Him. Abraham and Sarah’s faith will be tested, and God will honor their faith with a legacy that spans the entire Bible and continues even to our modern day. “Consider Abraham: He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Understand then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. The scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announce the gospel in advance to Abraham: All nations will be blessed through you. So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith” (Galatians 3:6-9)