Abraham and Melchizedek Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky When Abraham returns from saving his nephew Lot and the others from Sodom, Melchizedek, King of Salem, comes out to meet him with gifts. Verses There are only three verses in the book of Genesis concerning this encounter. About a thousand years after the meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek King David wrote one amazingly significant verse about Melchizedek. About a thousand years after that the writer of the book of Hebrews quotes that verse in the Psalms an astounding five times, and wrote the majority of three chapters on those previous four verses that mentioned Melchizedek. Obviously Melchizedek plays a bigger role than what is revealed from a surface reading of the original three verses in Genesis. Putting it all together: Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky helps us understand it all by putting all of these verses together in this interesting sermon about Abraham and Melchizedek. Come along for the Adventure, you will stay for the Shalom – ShalomAdventure.com You can view all of Shalom Adventure videos at www.ShalomAdventure.lightcast.com Picture from Bible Graphic Studios used with permission

Lot was Abraham’s nephew. After Lot’s father died Lot followed Abraham from Ur to Hebron to Canaan to Egypt and back to Canaan. After all the kindness that Abraham showed to his nephew Lot allowed his herdsman to argue with Abraham’s herdsman. Being the elder and the one with the greater wealth Abraham could have settled the dispute by choosing the choicest land for himself, but instead he allowed Lot to choose. Instead of giving preference to his uncle, to whom he owed so much, he choose the best land for himself and left Abraham. No doubt this made things more difficult in some ways for Abraham. War in Sodom Lot choose to live near, and then later in Sodom. Sodom went to war with another nation and Lot was taken captive. Magnanimity of Abraham: When Abraham hears about Lot’s plight he risks his own life to save one who had hurt and rejected Him. Amazing love. More: There are lots of fine details within this historical account as well as anti-typical applications. Join Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky as he goes in depth to this intriguing story. In this passage we learn of some more wonderful promises that God gave to Abraham which are for us as well. Come along for the Adventure, you will stay for the Shalom – ShalomAdventure.com You can view all of Shalom Adventure videos at www.ShalomAdventure.lightcast.com Picture from Bible Graphic Studios used with permission.

Abraham and Lot Break Up Abraham & Lot were relatives, uncle & nephew. Lot’s father, Abraham’s brother, died young and Abraham became a father figure to him. They went through many experiences and challenges together that drew them even closer together such as moving, traveling together, working together, building up wealth together, grieving together, and living through draughts, famines, and the hardships of living among potentially hostile neighbors. Yet when they began to obtain wealth they argued to the point of splitting up. Many times that is like us. Real enemies: We need to realize who our real enemies are, often they are not the people we are arguing with. Lot and Abram where not enemies, yet they were fighting, while the real “challenges” were dwelling in the land. Divorces, congregational splits, and ended friendships, take place because we don’t know who the real enemies are. We often fight with those who we are closest with, yet those are not our real enemies. Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky explains how to avoid such arguments that can lead to splits, and how to know who our real enemies are. In this passage we learn of some more wonderful promises that God gave to Abraham which are for us as well. Come along for the Adventure, you will stay for the Shalom – ShalomAdventure.com You can view all of Shalom Adventure videos at www.ShalomAdventure.lightcast.com Picture from Bible Graphic Studios used with permission

Genesis 12 - Abram in Egypt Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Abraham and his family left his home in Ur of the Chaldees and stopped in the city of Charan, where his father died. At the age of 75 Abraham, with his wife Sarah, age 65, and their nephew Lot, and all of their possessions left Charan, according to the command of the Lord, and traveled to Canaan, which later became Israel. In Shechem God appears to Abraham and gives him a wonderful promise. That was eventually fulfilled and is still being fulfilled today. Abraham builds and alter to God there showing his faith and appreciation of God’s promise. Abraham continues to travel through Israel moving his herds and living in tents. At each new location Abraham builds alters to God. A famine takes place and out of fear Abraham, with his family, makes a big mistake and goes to Egypt. In Egypt he adds to the mistake of going there another mistake which makes matters worse. Miraculously and mercifully God spares Abraham from his mistakes, and Abraham responds appropriately. In this week’s drasha (sermon), based on Genesis 12, Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky shares with us God’s wonderful promise to Abraham and how it can be, and is, being fulfilled in our lives. He also shares with us how we can show our appreciation to God’s wonderful promises and provisions in our lives. As well as instructing us how not to make the similar mistakes like Abraham did, how to live by faith and not by fear. We will also find out what miraculous and merciful provision God did for Abraham and Sarah in spite of Abraham’s mistake, and what Abraham’s appropriate response was. From that we will learn how to be forgiven and cleansed of our past mistakes, what to do if, God forbid, we make other mistakes in the future, and how to keep, by God’s grace, from making mistakes in the future. Click on the video and be blessed from the reading and expounding of God’s word. You can also see hundreds of other Shalom Adventure Magazine’s sermons nicely sorted out by Bible book or Holy Day at this link. https://shalomadventure.lightcast.com/

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