Génesis 18:17

17 Y el SEÑOR dijo: ¿Ocultaré a Abraham lo que voy a hacer,

Génesis 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.

Génesis 18:17 In-Context

15 Pero Sara lo negó, porque tuvo miedo, diciendo: No me reí. Y El dijo: No es así, sino que te has reído.

16 Entonces los hombres se levantaron de allí, y miraron hacia Sodoma; y Abraham iba con ellos para despedirlos.

17 Y el SEÑOR dijo: ¿Ocultaré a Abraham lo que voy a hacer,

18 puesto que ciertamente Abraham llegará a ser una nación grande y poderosa, y en él serán benditas todas las naciones de la tierra?

19 Porque yo lo he escogido para que mande a sus hijos y a su casa después de él que guarden el camino del SEÑOR, haciendo justicia y juicio, para que el SEÑOR cumpla en Abraham todo lo que El ha dicho acerca de él.