Genesis 18:17

And the Lord said: “How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,

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And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

In Context

16Therefore, when the men had risen up from there, they directed their eyes against Sodom. And Abraham traveled with them, leading them.

18since he will become a great and very robust nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Therefore, the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulphur and fire, from the Lord, out of heaven.

2 Chronicles 20:7Did not you, our God, put to death all the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel? And you gave it to the offspring of your friend Abraham, for all time.

Amos 3:7For the Lord God does not fulfill his word, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.

James 2:23And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: “Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.” And so he was called the friend of God.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:17-23

Abraham's Interview with God. ( b. c. 1898.) 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 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… Read the whole commentary →

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