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AbraJiain and Lot

Lesson VII

ABRAHAM AND LOT (Genesis XITI-XIV)

Let there be no strife between

A

Read Psalm XXXIV,

(Genesis XIII, 8.)

thee.

answer turneth away wrath.

soft

We

me and

(Proverbs,

XV,

1.)

12-15.

in the last lesson that Abraham was a great must have been very great to have heard the call of God so plainly, and to have obeyed so promptly and so And the outcome of his hearing and obeying, completely. the existence of the Jewish people and of our Jewish reli-

man.

said

He

gion today,

But

is

conclusive proof of his greatness.

this is not the only proof.

True greatness does not Opportunities to do great

consist only in doing great things.

But occasionally, even to great people. right, come done, and done must be which the little things If a man should do a constantly to both great and small. things

come only

few big things

we

well,

but should

fail

in

all

could hardly consider him truly great.

test of greatness

is

the

he finds them hard, or

way

if

a

man

the

little

things,

Perhaps the true

does the

little

they take too long, or

if

things.

If

he hesitates

manner, we may be sure But if he does that he will never be able to do great things. the little things right and promptly, without doubt and hesitation, if he shows himself the master in little things, then too much, or does

we may

them

in slip-shod

believe that he will be equal to the big things

when

they come.

Thus we

see that the great

man must

be always ready to