Chapter summary
Genesis 18 Summary
Genesis 18 records Abraham's hospitality to three visitors — one of whom is the LORD — and his bold intercession for Sodom's righteous few.
Three visitors arrive at Abraham's tent; he prepares a meal for them. The LORD promises that Sarah will have a son within a year. Sarah laughs in disbelief; God answers: «Is anything too hard for the LORD?»
Then God reveals his plan to judge Sodom. Abraham pleads boldly with God to spare the city if even ten righteous can be found — a remarkable picture of intercessory prayer rooted in God's own justice and mercy.
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Genesis 18:14 “Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”” Genesis 18:25 “Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?””
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