Josheb
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At the beginning of Genesis 18, scripture reports God (the LORD) visited Abraham. The text specifies "three men."
Genesis 18:1-3
1Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth, 3and said, “My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by.
Then the passage reports on God's promise to provide Abraham with a son. At the end of that passage the text switches to address the sinfulness of Sodom and Gomorrah. The text states,
Genesis 18:20-22, 33
20And the LORD said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. 21“I will go down now and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” 22Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD..... 33As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the LORD departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
The LORD departed after the (three) men have left. Chapter 19 starts with the following statement...
Genesis 19:1
1Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom.
What do y'all make of this?
Genesis 18:1-3
1Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth, 3and said, “My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by.
Then the passage reports on God's promise to provide Abraham with a son. At the end of that passage the text switches to address the sinfulness of Sodom and Gomorrah. The text states,
Genesis 18:20-22, 33
20And the LORD said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. 21“I will go down now and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” 22Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD..... 33As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the LORD departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
The LORD departed after the (three) men have left. Chapter 19 starts with the following statement...
Genesis 19:1
1Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom.
- The LORD visited Abraham.
- Three men visited Abraham.
- The men left.
- Then the LORD departed.
- Two angels show up in Sodom.
What do y'all make of this?
