Lots’ Admonition – When you yoke yourselves with evil people, their calamities will become yours as well.
Abram’s Admonition – Don’t take anything from evil people; don’t become beholden to them. They’ll control you and manipulate you. Have contact, but don’t yoke up with them.
Why did Abram tithe? – To worship; and to give God glory for the victory.
Who is Melchizedek? - A priest of God, King of Salem (which is Jerusalem), and an archetype of Christ alluded to in Psalm 110 and in the Book of Hebrews.