Abraham's capabilities are a great example for any man to emulate. For one, He "armed" his 300+ servants which he had trained (verse 14) to go rescue Lot (verse 12, 14). This means that he kept a huge armory. I remember going into our squadron armory back in the day and seeing about that many rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers. That's alot of weapons! Clearly he had prepped for a time like that. Also, the fact that he "divided himself, by night, and smote them" (verse 15) is the stuff of modern special ops units. Dividing your forces in the face of the enemy takes some serious nerve, and you have to have unbelievable communication between units to achieve what Von Clauswitz called "Unity of Command.". Also, it was night!!!! Nobody does that. Up until the 21st century and the widespread use of night vision devices on an army wide level, armies have generally attacked no earlier than dawn.
Abraham showed that he was prepped for the "day of evil", that he was a master tactician capable of orchestrating complicated maneuvers, and that he was a man of peace who doesn't start fights... but can surely finish them!!
What an example of a strong, capable, Godly man.
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