# Genesis 18 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Genesis Overview]]. [[Genesis 17]]. [[Genesis 19]]. > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### A Son Is Promised to Sarah [[#Verse 01.]] The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.  [[#Verse 02.]] He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground. [[#Verse 03.]] “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while.  [[#Verse 04.]] Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. [[#Verse 05.]] And since you’ve honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey.” “All right,” they said. “Do as you have said.” [[#Verse 06.]] So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.”  [[#Verse 07.]] Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it.  [[#Verse 08.]] When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees. [[#Verse 09.]] “Where is Sarah, your wife?” the visitors asked. “She’s inside the tent,” Abraham replied. [[#Verse 10.]] Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent.  [[#Verse 11.]] Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.  [[#Verse 12.]] So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?” [[#Verse 13.]] Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’  [[#Verse 14.]] Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” [[#Verse 15.]] Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.” But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.” #### Abraham Intercedes for Sodom #intercession [[#Verse 16.]] Then the men got up from their meal and looked out toward Sodom. As they left, Abraham went with them to send them on their way. [[#Verse 17.]] “Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the Lord asked.  [[#Verse 18.]] “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.  [[#Verse 19.]] I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.” [[#Verse 20.]] So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant.  [[#Verse 21.]] I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.” [[#Verse 22.]] The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham.  [[#Verse 23.]] Abraham approached him and said, “Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?  [[#Verse 24.]] Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes?  [[#Verse 25.]] Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” [[#Verse 26.]] And the Lord replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.” [[#Verse 27.]] Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes.  [[#Verse 28.]] Suppose there are only forty-five righteous people rather than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And the Lord said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five righteous people there.” [[#Verse 29.]] Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?" And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.” [[#Verse 30.]] “Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded. “Let me speak—suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it if I find thirty.” [[#Verse 31.]] Then Abraham said, “Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue—suppose there are only twenty?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.” [[#Verse 32.]] Finally, Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.” [[#Verse 33.]] When the Lord had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ###### Verse 30. ###### Verse 31. ###### Verse 32. ###### Verse 33. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes