Shnayim Yomi - Lech Lecha - Chamishi - #5

[Music] helps the five kings regain their land in the jordan valley the king of saddam comes over to avram and offers him the spoil of war and remuneration for helping them regain their cities avram tells the king of saddam that he doesn't want any thank you very much rather everything comes from hashem he also adds and i quote vela tomar avram didn't want to give merch the king of saddam the ability to take credit for making of ram wealthy rather because it's all from hashem after that avraham does tell the king of siddom rather you can renumerate you could pay my friends you can give the spoils of war to aner eshkol and mamre they were avram's advisors his close confidants and they can take the renumeration instead at that point hashem reminds and reassures avram that he is going to have children not just students rather he is going to have genetic children who are going to inherit him and continue his great work then hashem takes avram outside and he tells him look at the sky usf and count the stars if you're able to count them the torah says your children are going to be as numerous as a star again hashem is promising that his offspring will be numerous another interpretation is given that hashem is telling avram to come outside leave the stars not just look at the stars leave the stars leave your constellations leave your star gazing in reading because yes according to the stars avraham and sarai are not able to have children but i'm going to change your names you're going to become avraham and your wife is going to become sarah avraham and sarah are going to have children you