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Genesis 21:27

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So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.

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A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.

But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”

Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,

Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.”

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand.

Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,

they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.

Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.

And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.




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