Whether our prologue be in heaven or
on earth, the counting of the stars above
or grains of sand that line the beachy shore,
our epilogue is peace and love.

Men can鈥檛 do anything without some make-
believe, as Abraham found out, but try
interpreting their dreams when they鈥檙e awake,
because they think that sleeping dogs can鈥檛 lie.

Recall this fact concerning peace and love.
Make-believe is a big-bang beginning,
like that which made the sun and stars above
before life on聽other聽planets round them spinning.

Abraham鈥檚 attempt to save in Sodom
the lives of people who were innocent
implies聽that justice鈥檚 big bang has a bottom
that鈥檚 false, unless the fall guys who aren鈥檛 innocent repent.

Gen, 14:18-19 states:

讜旨诪址诇职讻旨执讬志爪侄謾讚侄拽謾 诪侄郑诇侄讱职 砖讈指诇值謹诐 讛讜止爪执謻讬讗 诇侄郑讞侄诐 讜指讬指謶讬执谉 讜职讛芝讜旨讗 讻止讛值謻谉 诇职讗值芝诇 注侄诇职讬纸讜止谉變
And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High.
讜址纸讬职讘指专职讻值謻讛讜旨 讜址讬旨止讗诪址謶专 讘旨指专证讜旨讱职 讗址讘职专指诐謾 诇职讗值郑诇 注侄诇职讬謹讜止谉 拽止谞值謻讛 砖讈指诪址芝讬执诐 讜指讗指纸专侄抓變
And he blessed him, saying, 鈥淏lessed be Abram of God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.

聽The king of Sodom says to Abraham in Gen.14:21 that his only desire is that Abraham

transfer to him the hostages whom he had rescued:

讜址讬旨止芝讗诪侄专 诪侄纸诇侄讱职志住职讚止謻诐 讗侄诇志讗址讘职专指謶诐 转旨侄谉志诇执郑讬 讛址谞旨侄謹驻侄砖讈 讜职讛指专职讻只謻砖讈 拽址纸讞志诇指纸讱职. Then the king of Sodom said to Abram,

鈥淕ive me the persons, and take the possessions for yourself.鈥�

God who had facilitated Abraham鈥檚 victory, implies that his reward

will be his numerous descendants, whose number will be as difficult

to count as the stars in heaven. Abrahams response to God鈥檚 promise is stated in Gen. 15:6:

讜职讛侄讗直诪执謻谉 讘旨址纸讬讛止讜指謶讛 讜址讬旨址讞职砖讈职讘侄芝讛指 诇旨謻讜止 爪职讚指拽指纸讛變 And he trusted YHWH, who reckoned this to be justice.

Isa. 1:25 states:

讜职讗指砖讈执证讬讘指讛 砖讈止驻职讟址謾讬执讱职謾 讻旨职讘指专执郑讗砖讈止谞指謹讛 讜职讬止注植爪址謻讬执讱职 讻旨职讘址转旨职讞执诇旨指謶讛 讗址纸讞植专值讬志讻值謼谉 讬执拽旨指证专值讗 诇指讱职謾 注执郑讬专 讛址爪旨侄謹讚侄拽 拽执专职讬指謻讛 谞侄讗直诪指谞指纸讛變
And I will restore your magistrates as of old, And your counselors as of yore.
After that you shall be called City of Righteousness, Faithful City.鈥�

In 鈥淒id Trump鈥檚 Supreme Court Tariffs Brief Include a Strategic Blunder?,鈥� NYT, 11/7/25,

Adam Liptak writes an article that seems to support my suggestion that

the language linking the debate between Abraham and God regarding

God鈥檚 intention to destroy Sodom implies that rationale for the biblical

record of this debate is to teach all readers the biblical attitude

regarding the聽harming of innocent victims in a justifiable war

against a guilty nation. 聽 聽Adam Liptak writes:

The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president鈥檚 public statements.

But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.