Going in separate ways had great benefit to Abraham.

1. Separate Ways
Genesis 13:1–18

2. Big Idea
for we walk by faith,
not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 2

3. Separate Ways
Genesis 13:1–18

4. Headed North
So Abram went up
from Egypt, he and his
wife and all that he
had, and Lot with him,
into the Negeb.
Genesis 13:1 4

5. A good thing
Out of Egypt, I have called my son
Reliance on man
Type of sin
Seek the kingdom and His righteous…
Genesis 13:2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
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6. Starting over
Genesis 13:3–4 And he journeyed on from the
Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent
had been at the beginning, between Bethel and
Ai, to the place where he had made an altar at the
first. And there Abram called upon the name of
the LORD.
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7. I’m back
to the place where he had made an
altar at the first. And there Abram
called upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:4 7

8. Good plan
Realization
Retraces
Relocates
Revival
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9. A problem with blessings
Genesis 13:5–7 And Lot, who went with Abram, also
had flocks and herds and tents, so that the land could
not support both of them dwelling together; for their
possessions were so great that they could not dwell
together, and there was strife between the herdsmen
of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s
livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the
Perizzites were dwelling in the land.
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10. Lot
1. Abram’s Nephew
2. Traveled with him
3. Successful
4. No call
5. Choose the easy path
6. Righteous
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11. Righteous?
…and if he [God] rescued righteous Lot, greatly
distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked
(for as that righteous man lived among them
day after day, he was tormenting his righteous
soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and
heard)
2 Peter 2:7–8 11

12. There is a problem
Overgrazed land
Overtaxed water resources
Desertification will take place
Strife between the herdsmen
Impact the whole area
Not addressing the situation is the wrong solution
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13. Abram takes matter into hand
Genesis 13:8–9 Then Abram said to Lot, “Let
there be no strife between you and me, and
between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for
we are kinsmen. Is not the whole land before
you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the
left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take
the right hand, then I will go to the left.”
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14. Conflict Resolution
Problems happen
They won’t go away by themselves
Biblical solutions are always best
Your heart needs to be right
You cannot control another’s reaction
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15. The goal of conflict
resolution
 Resolve the issue
 Improve the
relationship
 Not about winning
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16. Magnanimous
Genesis 13:10–11 And Lot lifted up his eyes and
saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered
everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the
land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was
before the LORD destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah.) So Lot chose for himself all the
Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they
separated from each other.
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17. The outcome
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while
Lot settled among the cities of the valley
and moved his tent as far as Sodom. Now
the men of Sodom were wicked, great
sinners against the LORD.
Genesis 13:12–13 17

18. Is this a coincidence in timing?
The LORD said to Abram,
after Lot had separated
from him,
Genesis 13:14a 18

19. Paul and Barnabas
Super duo in the early church.
Barnabas is responsible for bringing Paul
Great success in missionary/evangelism work
They had a fallout over John Mark
They split up and the work continued. Leaders
raised up. Maturity, restoration and reconciliation
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20. The Promise becomes clearer
Lift up your eyes and look from the place
where you are, northward and southward
and eastward and westward, for all the
land that you see I will give to you and to
your offspring forever.
Genesis 13:14–15 20

21. Panoramic Promise
 Everything you see
 Generationally yours
 Forever and ever
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22. Tons of descendants
I will make your offspring as the dust
of the earth, so that if one can count
the dust of the earth, your offspring
also can be counted.
Genesis 13:16 22

23. Know then that it is those of faith who are the
sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing
that God would justify the Gentiles by faith,
preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham,
saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” So
then, those who are of faith are blessed along
with Abraham, the man of faith.
We are the
spiritual
offspring of
Abraham!
Galatians 3:7–9 23

24. We have a part in this
…so that in Christ
Jesus the blessing of
Abraham might come
to the Gentiles, so
that we might receive
the promised Spirit
through faith.
Galatians 3:14
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25. Different from the Land of Israel
remember that you
were at that time
separated from Christ,
alienated from the
commonwealth of
Israel and strangers to
the covenants of
promise, having no
hope and without God
in the world.
Ephesians 2:12
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26. Here’s our inheritance
This mystery is that the Gentiles are
fellow heirs, members of the same body,
and partakers of the promise in Christ
Jesus through the gospel.
Ephesians 3:6 26

27. The inheritance spelled out
For by grace you have been saved
through faith. And this is not your own
doing; it is the gift of God, not a result
of works, so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8–9 27

28. John 8:39 Jesus said “If you were Abraham’s
children, you would be doing the works Abraham
did,
James 2:21–22 Was not Abraham our father
justified by works when he offered up his son
Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active
along with his works, and faith was completed by
his works;
Spiritual
Realities have
Physical
Manifestations
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29. Instructions
Arise, walk through the length
and the breadth of the land, for
I will give it to you.
Genesis 13:17 29

30. Continued obedience
So Abram moved his tent and came
and settled by the oaks of Mamre,
which are at Hebron, and there he
built an altar to the LORD.
Genesis 13:18 30

31. Separate Ways
Genesis 13:1–18