Genesis: Chapter Twelve

To Abram the Lord God did speak

And told him he was someone unique

Leave from your father’s house and his land

Let yourself be guided by my mighty hand

I will make you into a nation that is great

This is my doing this is not fate

I will bless you; great will be your name,

For I will be the author of your glory and fame

You will be a blessing to others as well

I will bless those who bless you that I can tell,

And I will curse those who curse you, for them not so swell

But all of the people on this earth

Will be blessed through you, making you someone of extreme worth

So Abram packed up and then he departed

As the Lord told him, to parts by Abram uncharted

His nephew Lot came along for the ride

Walking with him by his side

When Abram left Haran he was seventy and five

But he was still very much alive

He took his wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot

He also took all his possessions to the last watering pot

And all the people in Haran he had acquired

They were for his journey definitely required

To Canaan they set out on their “drive.”

And Canaan is where they would arrive

Abram travelled throughout the land

As far as the great tree of Moreh at Shechem which was grand

At that time the Canaanites were in the land

From them you would not expect a helping hand

God spoke to Abram and he said to your offspring I will give this land

He built an altar to the Lord right there in the sand

And called upon the name of the Lord with the passion of a jazz band

Then towards the Negev did Abram head

This is where he was led

Now about this time there was a famine throughout the land

Abram went to Egypt to reside for a bit because the famine had dealt him a rough hand

It across the land did expand, and for many a mile it had spanned

As he got to Egypt’s borders, he looked upon Sarai his wife

Knew she was a hottie, and was afraid for his life

So he said to her, these Egyptians will kill me if they know that you are my wife

But because of you they will spare my life

So tell them you are my sister, and not my wife

And then because of you, they will spare my life

When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians for Sarai found they had a soft spot

They thought she was beautiful, totally hot

And Pharaoh’s officials well to Pharaoh they praised her a lot

Until they put into action their plot

And into the palace Sarai they did slot

For her sake they treated Abram as if he were a sire

And sheep, cows, camels, donkeys, and servants did Abram acquire

Because Sarai was placed to be Pharaoh’s spouse

The Lord did inflict diseases on Pharaoh and his entire house

Pharaoh said to Abram, what’s going down, this aint grouse

Why did you tell me she’s my sister and make me a louse

I took her, so that I could make her my spouse,

Now take her, and nick off, please depart

And Pharaoh gave orders to help Abram get a kick-start

They packed him up, and sent him off right quick smart

Quicker than you could shoot a dart

It really was a finely executed piece of fine art