Family Strife
Genesis 13:1-18
I. Back to Canaan (vs. 1-4)
a. What motivates Abram to return to Canaan? (see Gen 12:19-20)
b. Who returns with Abram?
c. What does the Scripture relate about Abram’s possessions?
d. What is significant about the place Abram chooses to return to? (see Gen. 12:8)
e. What practice is Abram continuing in verse 4?
II. Strife (vs. 5-13)
a. Lot has accompanied Abram in all his journeys and here he also returns with Abram. How has Lot benefited from his association with Abram?
b. What is the cause of the strife between Lot’s and Abram’s herdsmen?
c. Who initiates a seeking a solution to the strife and what is his appeal based on?
d. What does Abram propose to Lot to remedy the strife?
e. Who is selfless and who is selfish in the ‘remedy?’
f. Why does Lot choose the plain of Jordan?
g. What were the pros and cons of Lot’s choice?
III. Promises Reaffirmed (vs. 14-18)
a. What is the correlation between Abram calling on the name of the LORD in verse 4, to “the LORD said to Abram?” in verse 14?
b. Was there anything different in what the LORD said in Gen 12:7 and what He says in verses 14-15?
c. The LORD repeats the promise of multiplication on Abram’s descendants but what does Abram still lack?
d. What does the LORD instruct Abram to do in the land?
Application: Was Abram in jeopardy of being shorted in God’s blessing by giving Lot his choice and accepting what was left?
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