Season 4 Episode 7 – Genesis 18: Three is the Magic Number!!!
Coming Up! - 0:00
Intro! - 1:20
Aight So Boom! - 3:55
Read Genesis 18 1-5 - 8:01
Three Men
We are told the Lord visits Abraham - consistent with where we last got an address in Ch 13
Abraham sees three men
Lifts his eyes - He lifted up his eyes and looked
Behold (surprise?)
In front of him
Abraham greets the 3 men
Runs to meet them (excited much)
Bows to the ground
Addresses one of them as Lord (Adon)
Ask them to stay with a qualifier (favor in your sight)
Shows hospitality
Wash your feet
Rest under the tree (oak of Mamre)
I’ll get you some bread
They decide to stay
Read Genesis 18 6-8 - 19:46
Abraham is not messing around
Everything is done quickly
Sarah to make cakes, quickly
Abraham ran to pick a calf
Young man prepared it quickly
Everything is quality
Three Seahs of fine flour for cakes
Calf is tender and good
Curds and Milk (are these delicacies)
Abraham humbled before these three
See this from the time of meeting them
Abraham runs to them
Abraham asks if it is OK that they stay
Abraham just stands by while they eat (is he literally standing?)
Read Genesis 18 9-15 - 31:04
At some point they asked about Sarah
The LORD States the happening to Sarah
Next Year
I will return
Sarah will have a son
Sarah hears this and responds (eavesdropping?)
Laughs - Like Abraham
Makes a snarky(?) remark
After I am worn out
My Lord (Adon) is old
Now shall I have pleasure
She wasn’t as quiet as she thought (really the LORD knows all)
Asks Abraham about her laughing
Asks her questions
Why did she laugh and say?
Is Anything to hard for the LORD
The LORD restates the plan
Next Year (the appointed time - interesting, so not just waiting to wait, this time was appointed by the only one who can do that)
I will return
Sarah will have a son
The last back and Forth (I did not, Yes you did)
Read Genesis 18 16-21 - 53:15
They get ready to leave and Abraham see them out
Discussion (with who) - Asking a Question
Shall I hide from Abraham
What I am about to do
Identifies why He should not
Seeing that (interesting, future focus) Abraham shall surely become
What the LORD is doing with Abraham
Making him a mighty and great nation
All nations of the earth shall be blessed in him
I have chosen him
That he may … The expected result … Command
His children
His household after him
Commanding them to keep the way of the LORD
Doing righteousness
Doing justice
So that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him
The decision is made to tell Abraham what is going on
Gives the reason for any following action first
Outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great (horizontal)
Their sin very grave (vertical)
Will verify first hand
I (the LORD) will go down to see how true it is
I will know, if they are not carrying what the the outcry is about
Read Genesis 18 22-33 - 1:08:36
Two of the men (angels) leave for Sodom
The LORD and Abraham remain behind
Abraham stood before the LORD (a picture of his humility before the trio)
Abraham drew near to the LORD for their conversation
What is Abraham’s motivation?
Abraham starts with a questions then begins the countdown
Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked (treatment of your people with those who are not your people?)
Countdown starts at 50 (50 righteous men)
Appeals to the LORD’s character
Will You (LORD) sweep away the place if there are 50 righteous there
You would not do such a thing so that the righteous suffer the same fate as the wicked, would you
You are the judge of the earth, the expectation is that you do what is just
Abraham approaches with such respect, humility,
“I who am but dust and ashes.”
“Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak.”
The LORD responds in agreement with Abraham
The LORD went His way
Abraham returned to his place
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