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Genesis 18:19-29

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19 "For I have 1chosen him, so that he may 2command his children and his household after him to 3keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham 4what He has spoken about him."
20 And the LORD said, "5The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
21 "I will 6go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know."
22 Then 7the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before 8the LORD.
23 Abraham came near and said, "9Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 "Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?
25 "Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not 10the Judge of all the earth deal justly?"
26 So the LORD said, "11If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account."
27 And Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but 12dust and ashes.
28 "Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five?" And He said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five * there."
29 He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty."
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Genesis 18:19-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 18

Another appearance of God to Abraham is here recorded; three persons are seen by him in an human form, whom he kindly invites to stop with him, and generously entertains them, Ge 18:1-8; they inquire concerning Sarah his wife, and one of them renews the promise of her bearing a son to him, which occasions laughter in her, for which she is reproved, Ge 18:9-15; upon their departure the Lord thought fit, for reasons given, to make known to Abraham his intention to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Ge 18:16-22; when Abraham intercedes for the preservation of those cities in a most importunate and affectionate manner, Ge 18:23-33.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

  • 1. Nehemiah 9:7; Amos 3:2
  • 2. Deuteronomy 6:6, 7
  • 3. Genesis 17:9
  • 4. Genesis 12:2, 3
  • 5. Genesis 19:13; Ezekiel 16:49, 50
  • 6. Genesis 11:5; Exodus 3:8; Psalms 14:2
  • 7. Genesis 18:16; Genesis 19:1
  • 8. Genesis 18:1, 17
  • 9. Exodus 23:7; Numbers 16:22; 2 Samuel 24:17; Psalms 11:4-7
  • 10. Deuteronomy 1:16, 17; Deuteronomy 32:4; Job 8:3, 20; Psalms 58:11; Psalms 94:2; Isaiah 3:10, 11; Romans 3:5, 6
  • 11. Jeremiah 5:1
  • 12. Genesis 3:19; Job 30:19; Job 42:6

Footnotes 6

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