Genesis 18:17

And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about 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;

In Context

16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.

18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a 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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