GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:1 The Lord appears to Abraham and announces that Sarah will bear a son, ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:2 Abraham’s actions suggest that he viewed the THREE MEN as very important. HE RAN. In the Middle East, a socially prominent elderly man would not normally respond in this way. BOWED HIMSELF TO THE EARTH. While this may have been a common greeting (see Genesis 19:1), it sh... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:3 O LORD. The term here is a distinctive one for God in the OT (e.g., Genesis 20:4). The polite term of respect “my lord” (e.g., Genesis 23:6) has a slight difference of spelling in Hebrew. Clearly Abraham recognizes that one of his visitors is divine. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images =... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:4 Although Abraham speaks of a LITTLE WATER and a MORSEL OF BREAD, he prepares a large meal. The writer of Hebrews 1:1 was probably thinking of the events of vv. Genesis 18:2 and Genesis 19:1 when he wrote of people who had “entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:11 THE WAY OF WOMEN HAD CEASED TO BE WITH SARAH. She has ceased to have menstrual cycles, indicating that her reproductive years have ended. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:12 Sarah honors Abraham with a title of dignity and respect: MY LORD. 1 Peter 3:6 notes this, indicating that she is submitting to and obeying her husband. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:16 The Lord reveals to Abraham his plan to destroy Sodom and then carries out that plan. Through Abraham’s intercession, Lot and his two daughters escape. The city’s destruction is fully justified because of its overwhelming wickedness (compare Genesis 13:13). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var i... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:17 God tells Abraham what he is ABOUT TO DO, since Abraham has a unique role to fulfill regarding his own descendants and ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:21 I WILL GO DOWN TO SEE. This remark does not mean that God’s knowledge is limited (compare Genesis 11:5). It simply means he is giving his direct attention to the matter. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:23 Abraham’s response is probably prompted by his concern for Lot. Abraham wonders if God intends to destroy the righteous along with the wicked. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 18:26 God eventually affirms that FOR THE SAKE OF TEN I WILL NOT DESTROY Sodom (v. Genesis 18:32). He assures Abraham that he will not punish the righteous along with the wicked. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]