Gênesis 18:17

17 E disse o Senhor: Ocultarei eu a Abraão o que faço,

Gênesis 18:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:17

And the Lord said
Either unto Abraham himself, so leading on to what he was about to make known to him; and without supposing this it will be difficult to account for Abraham's intercession for Sodom upon this: or to the two angels with him; not as consulting them whether he should or no do what he next suggests, but to give to them Abraham's just character, and the reasons of his using him in such a friendly manner: or it may be, to the other divine Persons, the Father and Spirit, one with the Son of God, and always present with him: shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do?
which he was about to do, namely, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: the Jewish writers

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 observe, that these cities were given in the grant of the whole land to Abraham, and therefore it was right to acquaint him with it first: but other and better reasons are given in the next words; Abraham was a friend of the Lord, and he had showed himself friendly to him, not only now, but heretofore, and therefore will treat him as his friend, by imparting his secrets to him.
F1 Targ. Jerus. & Jarchi in loc.

Gênesis 18:17 In-Context

15 Então Sara negou, dizendo: Não me ri; porquanto ela teve medo. Ao que ele respondeu: Não é assim; porque te riste.

16 E levantaram-se aqueles homens dali e olharam para a banda de Sodoma; e Abraão ia com eles, para os encaminhar.

17 E disse o Senhor: Ocultarei eu a Abraão o que faço,

18 visto que Abraão certamente virá a ser uma grande e poderosa nação, e por meio dele serão benditas todas as nações da terra?

19 Porque eu o tenho escolhido, a fim de que ele ordene a seus filhos e a sua casa depois dele, para que guardem o caminho do Senhor, para praticarem retidão e justiça; a fim de que o Senhor faça vir sobre Abraão o que a respeito dele tem falado.