Genesis: Chapter Fourteen

At the time in Shinar when Amraphel was king,

He was not the only one who was administrating

There was Arioch who was Ellasar’s king

And others of whom we could sing

We could tell of Kedorlaomer, Elam’s king

And whilst we are in the midst of acknowledging

We should name Tidal, Goyim’s king,

All of these kings united together to try and set up a sting,

This operation ‘sting’ was against Bera Sodom’s king.

He’s not the only one they wanted to zing

There was also Birsha Gomorrah’s king

Who they really did want to sling

And Shinab, Admah’s king

A few hits against him they wanted to swing

Also there was Shemeber, Zeboyim’s king

They would have loved to give him more than a bee sting

And then Bella’s king.  This king was called Zoar

He is the last one there is no more

All of these kings they wanted no one to adore

Rather with them they wanted to wipe the floor.

Now all of these latter mentioned kings

Were over being dragged along by a nose ring

They joined forces in Sidim in a valley

There aim to lead these kings into a blind alley

For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer’s power

But in year thirteen they no longer did cower

They rebelled believing it was time for freedom’s hour.

In year fourteen Kerdoralomer and his allies went out,

And several armies they did successfully rout,

Amongst these he defeated we can list

Those who could not even subsist

First the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim,

This was for him a resounding win,

This is true history, and not a scam,

And so second and next to be wiped was the Zuzites in Ham,

The Emites in Shaveh Kiriathairn, could not avert defeat,

They had to admit they were beat

Next were the Horites in the hill country of Seir,

From as far as El Paran, near the desert was their lair.

They were defeated by the enemy fair and square

They then turned back and went to a place called En Mishphat

It was also known as Kadesh, you may have heard of that

All the territory of the Amelekites they did conquer over

And the Amorites living in Hazezon Tamar laid down like Rover

Then Sodom’s king,

With his army did bring

Gomorrah’s king

To join the fling

And then Admah’s king

Decided to get into the swing

With Zeboyim’s king

Into action was he ready to spring

And finally the king of Bela that is, Zoar

Marched out for battle with a mighty metaphorical roar

This is not playtime they cried this is war!

The valley of Sidim is where they drew the battle lines

Determined to show the strength of their spines

This war was to be fought against Kedorlaomer Elam’s king

This was not a fake war it was the real thing,

Added to him was Tidal Goyim’s king,

Who against his foes was admonishing

Third up was Amraphel Shinar’s king,

Who in a fight would not contemplate abstaining

Finally there was Arioch Ellasar’s king

Now the stage is all set, the battle is about to be in full swing.

Four kings versus five

An outcome you could not contrive

The valley of Sidim was covered in tar pits

And when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah did quit

Some men fell in to these deadly pits

The rest of them ran for the hills

The consequences of their weak will’s.

These four kings did seize all of Sodom and Gomorrah’s food

And took all their goods before they finished the feud.

And since he was residing in Sodom’s land

Lot and his possessions were taken in the battle stand.

A man who had fled the scene of the battle

Felt it was his duty to go to Abram the Hebrew and tattle

Now Abram was living in the great trees of Mamre the Amrorite

He had some allies who he could count on in a fight.

They were Mamre, and Eshkol and Aner his brothers

Abram called out 318 trained men one after another

He had heard that Lot was a captive taken

And to his core was Abram in anger shaken

He had 318 trained men and a secret plan

These men were born in his household they were his clan

Abram had them cheering yes we can!

So off they chased these foes as far as the region of Dan.

During the night did Abram divided his troops ready to fight

And he routed them as they took flight

He chased them as far as Hobah,

North of Damascus really quite far

All the goods he did recover in the battles

And brought back Lot with all of his chattels

He brought back all the women and other people as well,

All the enemies he surely did quell.

After Abram had returned from his victory over the kings,

Over Kerdolaomer and the allies that he did bring

The king of Sodom paid a visit to him,

Meeting up with him in the midst of a valley,

This place was called Shaweh, and was not like a dingy alley

No indeed this was known to people as the king’s valley

Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine,

He was priest of God most high and straight down the line.

Of Abram he did speak of him

Singing praises a blessing, a victory hymn.

Blessed be Abram by the most high God

Creator of Heaven and Earth, every last sod,

And praise to the most high God, he is grand

He delivered your enemies into your hand

And Abram gave him ten percent of all

Of everything he had both great and small.

The king of Sodom said to Abram, the people let me keep

You keep all the goods have the clean sweep.

But Abram spoke to this Sodomite king,

From the depths of his heart he did sing

I swore an oath to the Lord, God most high,

Creator of heaven and earth, I must comply

I would never accept anything from you,

Not even a sandal strap or a thread would I accrue

For you will never be able to make a pitch

That it was you who made Abram rich.

I will accept nothing but what is totally fair

What my men have eaten and of the men who went with me, all of there share.

To Aner, Eshkol, And Marne you must swear

That you will give to them their entire share

Genesis: Chapter Thirteen

So Abram took all that he had, with his wife and with Lot

Went from Egypt, and to the Negev like a shot

Abram was wealthy in livestock, having a big fold

He also had much silver and gold

And Abram moved on from the Negev, from place to place

Till he came to Bethel, and between Bethel and Ai in open space

This where his tent had been once before

And where he had built an altar to God to worship and adore

Then Abram took out his spiritual sword

And he did call on the name of the Lord

So Lot, who had came along for the ride

Also had flocks, herds and tents by his side

And the land was so crowded when they were all together

Their possessions were so great, them being together

As a realistic option was not so clever

And Abram’s herder’s were quarrelling with Lot’s

Both of them acting like their boss was the big shot

And to add to the mix, also living in the land at this time

The Canaanites and Perizzites adding up to an imperfect rhyme

So Abram went and he spoke to Lot

Wow let’s stop all this arguing it’s all just rot

We are not strangers who met in the night

We are relatives we should not fight

Isn’t the whole land right here before our eyes

Let’s part ways before things get serious and somebody dies

Abram said if you decide to go to the left

Then I’ll go right I won’t feel bereft

If you decide to go to the right

I’ll go left, I won’t put up a fight

So Lot gazed out at all he could see

Thinking what is the best land for me

He saw the whole plain of Jordan towards Zoar was watered well

Like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, it was indeed an easy sell

(Just a note to say that this was before the Lord had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah

That would happen sometime after tomorrow)

 So Lot chose the whole plain of Jordan as his land

And headed east with his entire band

The two men said farewell

Parting company so they could both potentially excel

Abram in the lands of Canaan he did stay

Lot lived in the cities of the plain in his own way

He pitched his tents near the place called Sodom

These people were wicked, sinning greatly against God, this was a place you call truly call heathendom

The Lord spoke to Abram after Lot had left the nest

And he said look around you to the north, south, east and west

All the land that you can see I’m giving to you – it’s yours

For you and your offspring forever this I assure

So Abram went and near the great tree of Mamre near Hebron did he reside

There he built an altar to the Lord, he knew who was his true guide.

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