Genesis 18
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And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

appeared.

Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, …

Genesis 17:1-3,22 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to …

Genesis 26:2 And the LORD appeared to him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell …

Genesis 48:3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the …

Exodus 4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, …

2 Chronicles 1:7 In that night did God appear to Solomon, and said to him, Ask what …

Acts 7:2 And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen; The God of glory …

Mamre.

Genesis 13:18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of …

Genesis 14:13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for …

and he sat. In these verses we have a delightful picture of genuine and primitive hospitality: a venerable father sits at the tent door, not only to enjoy the current of refreshing air, but that if he saw any weary and exhausted travellers, he might invite them to rest and refresh themselves during the heat of the day, and the same custom still continues in the east. It was not the custom, nor was there any necessity, for strangers to knock at the door, or to speak first, but to stand till they were invited.

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

wash your feet. In those ancient times, shoes such as ours, were not in use; and the foot was protected only with sandals or soles, fastened round the foot with straps. It was, therefore, not only necessary from motives of cleanliness, but also a very great refreshment, in so hot a country, to get the feet washed at the end of a day's journey; and this is the first thing that Abraham proposes.

Genesis 19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your …

Genesis 24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and …

Genesis 43:24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, …

1 Samuel 25:41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold…

Luke 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, See you this woman? …

John 13:5-15 After that he pours water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet…

1 Timothy 5:10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, …

tree. Rest in the shade was the second requisite for the refreshment of a weary traveller.

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Is.

Numbers 11:23 And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand waxed short? you shall …

Deuteronomy 7:21 You shall not be affrighted at them: for the LORD your God is among …

1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, and …

2 Kings 7:1,2 Then Elisha said, Hear you the word of the LORD; Thus said the LORD…

Job 36:5 Behold, God is mighty, and despises not any: he is mighty in strength …

Job 42:2 I know that you can do every thing, and that no thought can be withheld …

Psalm 93:1 The LORD reigns, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed …

Psalm 95:3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, you have made the heaven and the earth by your …

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like to you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the …

Zechariah 8:6 Thus said the LORD of hosts; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the …

Matthew 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: …

Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and …

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said to them, With men this is impossible; …

Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking on them said, With men it is impossible, but not …

Luke 1:13,37 But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for your prayer is …

Luke 8:50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe …

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that …

Philippians 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like to …

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.

Hebrews 11:19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; …

I will.

Genesis 18:10 And he said, I will certainly return to you according to the time …

Genesis 17:21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear …

Deuteronomy 30:3 That then the LORD your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion …

2 Kings 4:16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you …

Psalm 90:13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent you concerning your servants.

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like to you, that pardons iniquity, and passes by the …

Luke 1:13,18 But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for your prayer is …

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

For I.

2 Samuel 7:20 And what can David say more to you? for you, Lord GOD, know your servant.

Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly …

Psalm 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his …

Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

John 21:17 He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, love you me? …

2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, …

command.

Genesis 17:23-27 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, …

Deuteronomy 4:9,10 Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you …

Deuteronomy 6:6,7 And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart…

Deuteronomy 11:19-21 And you shall teach them your children, speaking of them when you …

Deuteronomy 32:46 And he said to them, Set your hearts to all the words which I testify …

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day …

1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve …

Job 1:5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that …

Psalm 78:2-9 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old…

Proverbs 6:20-22 My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of …

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he …

Isaiah 38:19 The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day: the …

Ephesians 6:4 And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them …

1 Timothy 3:4 One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection …

1 Timothy 3:5,12 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take …

2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which …

2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures…

that the.

1 Samuel 2:30,31 Why the LORD God of Israel said, I said indeed that your house, and …

Acts 27:23,24,31 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and …

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

I will go down. This is spoken figuratively; and as the Jewish writers speak, according to the language of men. So eyes, ears, hands, and other members of the body are attributed to God, for effecting those things which men cannot accomplish without these members.

Genesis 11:5,7 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children …

Exodus 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, …

Exodus 33:5 For the LORD had said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You …

Micah 1:3 For, behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come …

John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will …

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with …

see.

Job 34:22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity …

Psalm 90:8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light …

Jeremiah 17:1,10 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point …

Zephaniah 1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem …

Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight…

I will know.

Exodus 33:5 For the LORD had said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You …

Deuteronomy 8:2 And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you …

Deuteronomy 13:3 You shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer …

Joshua 22:22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knows, and Israel …

Psalm 139:1-24 O lord, you have searched me, and known me…

Luke 16:15 And he said to them, You are they which justify yourselves before …

2 Corinthians 11:11 Why? because I love you not? God knows.

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

be far.

Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk …

that the.

Job 8:20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help …

Job 9:22,23 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroys the perfect and …

Ecclesiastes 7:15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just …

Ecclesiastes 8:12,13 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, …

Isaiah 3:10,11 Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they …

Isaiah 57:1,2 The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful …

Malachi 3:18 Then shall you return, and discern between the righteous and the …

Shall.

Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: …

Job 8:3 Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?

Job 34:17-19 Shall even he that hates right govern? and will you condemn him that …

Psalm 11:5-7 The LORD tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence …

Psalm 58:11 So that a man shall say, Truly there is a reward for the righteous: …

Psalm 94:2 Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

Psalm 98:9 Before the LORD; for he comes to judge the earth: with righteousness …

Romans 3:6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

Judge.

John 5:22-27 For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son…

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every …

And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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