AMORITE, BROTHER OF ESHCOL, AND
BROTHER OF ANER: AND THESE
WERE CONFEDERATE WITH ABRAM.
AND WHEN ABRAM HEARD THAT HIS
BROTHER WAS TAKEN CAPTIVE, HE
ARMED HIS TRAINED SERVANTS,
BORN IN HIS OWN HOUSE, THREE
HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN, AND
PURSUED THEM UNTO DAN. AND HE
DIVIDED HIMSELF AGAINST THEM, HE
AND HIS SERVANTS, BY NIGHT, AND
SMOTE THEM, AND PURSUED THEM
UNTO HOBAH, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT
HAND OF DAMASCUS. AND HE
BROUGHT BACK ALL THE GOODS,
AND ALSO BROUGHT AGAIN HIS
BROTHER LOT, AND HIS GOODS, AND
THE WOMEN ALSO, AND THE PEOPLE.
AND THE KING OF SODOM WENT OUT
TO MEET HIM AFTER HIS RETURN
FROM THE SLAUGHTER OF
CHEDORLAOMER, AND OF THE KINGS
THAT WERE WITH HIM, AT THE
VALLEY OF SHAVEH, WHICH IS THE
KING'S DALE.
Despite wars and rumors of war,
never, ever lose heart! You and I are
followers of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
whose we are and whom we serve!
Psalm 103 says:
MADE KNOWN HIS WAYS UNTO
MOSES, HIS ACTS UNTO THE
CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. THE LORD IS
MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO
ANGER, AND PLENTEOUS IN MERCY.
HE WILL NOT ALWAYS CHIDE:
NEITHER WILL HE KEEP HIS ANGER
FOR EVER. HE HATH NOT DEALT WITH
US AFTER OUR SINS; NOR REWARDED
US ACCORDING TO OUR INIQUITIES.
FOR AS THE HEAVEN IS HIGH ABOVE
THE EARTH, SO GREAT IS HIS MERCY
TOWARD THEM THAT FEAR HIM. AS
FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST,
SO FAR HATH HE REMOVED OUR
TRANSGRESSIONS FROM US.
LIKE AS A FATHER PITIETH HIS
CHILDREN, SO THE LORD PITIETH
THEM THAT FEAR HIM. FOR HE
KNOWETH OUR FRAME; HE
REMEMBERETH THAT WE ARE DUST.
AS FOR MAN, HIS DAYS ARE AS
GRASS: AS A FLOWER OF THE FIELD,
SO HE FLOURISHETH. FOR THE WIND
PASSETH OVER IT, AND IT IS GONE;
AND THE PLACE THEREOF SHALL
KNOW IT NO MORE. BUT THE MERCY
OF THE LORD IS FROM EVERLASTING
TO EVERLASTING UPON THEM THAT
FEAR HIM, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS
UNTO CHILDREN'S CHILDREN; TO
SUCH AS KEEP HIS COVENANT, AND
TO THOSE THAT REMEMBER HIS
COMMANDMENTS TO DO THEM. THE
LORD HATH PREPARED HIS THRONE
IN THE HEAVENS; AND HIS KINGDOM
RULETH OVER ALL. BLESS THE LORD,
YE HIS ANGELS, THAT EXCEL IN
STRENGTH, THAT DO HIS
COMMANDMENTS, HEARKENING
UNTO THE VOICE OF HIS WORD.
BLESS YE THE LORD, ALL YE HIS
HOSTS; YE MINISTERS OF HIS, THAT
DO HIS PLEASURE. BLESS THE LORD,
ALL HIS WORKS IN ALL PLACES OF
HIS DOMINION: BLESS THE LORD, O
BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL: AND
ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME, BLESS HIS
HOLY NAME. BLESS THE LORD, O MY
SOUL, AND FORGET NOT ALL HIS
BENEFITS: WHO FORGIVETH ALL
THINE INIQUITIES; WHO HEALETH ALL
THY DISEASES; WHO REDEEMETH
THY LIFE FROM DESTRUCTION; WHO
CROWNETH THEE WITH
LOVINGKINDNESS AND TENDER
MERCIES; WHO SATISFIETH THY
MOUTH WITH GOOD THINGS;
SO THAT
THY YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE
EAGLE'S. THE LORD EXECUTETH
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT
FOR ALL THAT ARE OPPRESSED. HE
