Abram returns from battle, and two kings come out to meet him. Melchizedek, king of Salem, brings bread and wine, blesses Abram, and points to God Most High. Abram gives him a tenth. Then the king of Sodom arrives with a business deal: keep the plunder, just give me back my people. Two kings, two visions of how the world works. Melchizedek offers blessing without strings. Sodom offers prosperity with entanglement. Abram refuses Sodom: "Not a thread or a sandal strap, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'" He protects the testimony. Every follower of God faces this choice. Two kings are always approaching.

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