Genesis 18:17
Then the Lord said, “Should I keep from Abraham what I'm going to do?
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In The King James Version
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
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Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.
2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, didn't you drive out before your people Israel those who were living in this land? Didn't you give this land to the descendants of your friend Abraham forever?
Amos 3:7For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his intentions to his servants the prophets.
James 2:23In this way scripture was fulfilled: “Abraham trusted God, and this was considered as him doing right,” and 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 →