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perils—to embrace the first opportunity on returning to Canaan of leading his family to renew allegiance to God and offer the typical sacrifices which pointed to the blessings of the promise.
His devotion there. His altar was gone, so that he could not offer sacrifice; but he called on the name of the Lord, as he had done, Ge 12:8. Note,
1. All God's people are praying people. You may as soon find a living man without breath as a living Christian without prayer.
2. Those that would approve themselves upright with their God must be constant and persevering in the services of religion. Abram did not leave his religion behind him in Egypt, as many do in their travels.
3. When we cannot do what we would we must make conscience of doing what we can in the acts of devotion. When we want an altar, let us not be wanting in prayer, but, wherever we are, call on the name of the Lord.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and
tents.
We have here an unhappy falling out between Abram and Lot, who had hitherto been inseparable companions (see Ge 13:1, and Ge 12:4), but now parted.
The occasion of their quarrel was their riches. We read (Ge 13:2) how rich Abram was; now here we are told (Ge 13:5) that Lot, who went with Abram, was rich too; and therefore God blessed him with riches because he went with Abram. Note,
1. It is good being in good company, and going with those with whom God is, Zec 8:23.
2. Those that are partners with God's people in their obedience and sufferings shall be sharers with them in their joys and