Melchizedek king of Salem blessed Abram

Genesis 14:1-24
The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.  They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan. During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High,  Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High,  who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’
In Abram's day, although a semi-nomadic existence was common. there was also settled life in villages and walled 'cities'. These were ruled over by local 'sheiks', who in turn were often vassals of more powerful kings.
The overlords of the five Dead Sea towns came from distant Elam and Babylonia, and from Anatolia. Trade-routes made travel and communication between the land of Abram's birth and Canaan relatively easy.
Why?
Lot loved the world when he was in trouble Abram rescued him and his nation. So Abram is blessed by the Lord,only 318 servants defeated five kings army.
Abram knew it's the blessing of the Lord,so he give tenth to 
Melchizedek. Who was the high priest of God.
Abram honored the name of theL Lord,his rich is God's blessing instead of anyone's favor. 
---
1.四王與五王相爭:屬世法則，強者要弱者聽話，欺壓弱者弱者給好處給強者。屬靈法則:神也是強者要人聽話，為要給人好處。神讓人選擇
2. 亞伯蘭與羅得的選擇:富足的人反而要貧窮的來幫助他。誰是真正的富足呢？
誰才是得真自由:喜歡什麼拿什麼，結果是被擄，反而不自由。亞伯蘭好像不自由，卻最自由，最富足
3. 亞伯蘭救回羅得:亞伯蘭可以得城池，但是他沒有如此，因為神沒有此時指示他如此做取得土地。不要走在神前面。自作主張。亞伯蘭聽主安排似乎不自由卻可以救人得自由。
4. 麥基喜德知道神幫助亞伯蘭，亞伯蘭接受祝福，並謙卑下來。
5. 亞伯蘭不趁人之危取得好處。不與所多瑪王談條件，完全相信神的應許。不用自己去爭，也許他後代才能取得這土地。
---
How?
Learn the trust in the Lord,God's promises never fail and comes truth. Don't look by this world but in God's word.