Genesis 14:17-15:1

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God’s Promise to Abram

¹⁷Then after his return from the ^[a]defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, ^(A)the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, ^(B)the King’s Valley). ¹⁸And ^(C)Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out ^(D)bread and wine; now he was a ^(E)priest of ^[b]God Most High. ¹⁹And he blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram of ^[c]God Most High,
^[d]^(F)Possessor of heaven and earth;
²⁰And blessed be ^[e]God Most High,
Who has handed over your enemies to you.”

And ^(G)he gave him a tenth of everything. ²¹Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the ^[f]people to me and take the possessions for yourself.” ²²But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have ^[g]sworn to the Lord ^[h]^(H)God Most High, ^[i]^(I)Possessor of heaven and earth, ²³that ^(J)I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you do not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ ²⁴^[j]I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, ^(K)Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”

Abram Promised a Son

15 After these things ^(L)the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“^(M)Do not fear, Abram,
I am ^(N)a shield to you;
^[k]Your ^(O)reward shall be very great.”

Footnotes

Genesis 14:17 Lit striking
Genesis 14:18 Heb El Elyon
Genesis 14:19 Heb El Elyon
Genesis 14:19 Or Creator
Genesis 14:20 Heb El Elyon
Genesis 14:21 Lit soul
Genesis 14:22 Lit lifted up my hand
Genesis 14:22 Heb El Elyon
Genesis 14:22 Or Creator
Genesis 14:24 Lit Not to me except
Genesis 15:1 Or Your very great reward

Malachi 3:8-18

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You Have Robbed God

⁸“Would anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In ^(A)tithes and ^[a]offerings. ⁹You are ^(B)cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the entire nation of you! ¹⁰^(C)Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and put Me to the test now in this,” says the Lord of armies, “if I do not ^(D)open for you the windows of heaven and ^(E)pour out for you a blessing until ^[b]^(F)it overflows. ¹¹Then I will rebuke the ^(G)devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground; nor will the vine in the field prove fruitless to you,” says the Lord of armies. ¹²“^(H)All the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a ^(I)delightful land,” says the Lord of armies.

¹³“Your words have been ^[c]arrogant against Me,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ ¹⁴You have said, ‘It is ^(J)pointless to serve God; and what ^(K)benefit is it for us that we have done what He required, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of armies? ¹⁵So now we ^(L)call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and ^(M)escape punishment.’”

The Book of Remembrance

¹⁶Then those who ^[d]feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord ^(N)listened attentively and heard it, and a ^(O)book of remembrance was written before Him for those who ^[e]fear the Lord and esteem His name. ¹⁷“And they will be ^(P)Mine,” says the Lord of armies, “on the ^(Q)day that I ^[f]prepare My ^(R)own possession, and I will have compassion for them just as a man ^(S)has compassion for his own son who serves him.” ¹⁸So you will again ^(T)distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.