PROCLAMATION
“And
Abraham drew near, and said, ‘Wilt Thou also destroy the righteous with the
wicked? Peradventure there are fifty
righteous within the city … Peradventure ten shall be found there.’ And
He said, ‘I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.’ ” Genesis 18:23-32
EXPLANATION
These are
the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. After God made a covenant with
Abraham (Genesis 17:10-11) and promised him that Sarah would bear him a son and
he will be called Isaac, (Genesis 17:17-19) Abraham and all of the males in his
household were circumcised. (Genesis 17:24-27)
Then The Lord appeared to Abraham as one of three men. (Genesis 18:1-2) Abraham asked if he could fix them something
to eat before they went on their way. (Genesis 18:3-8) As they ate, they asked about his wife Sarah
and said that she would bear him a son. (Genesis 18:9-15) When they got up to leave, The Lord told him
that the sins of the people in Sodom and Gomorrah were so great that He was
going to destroy the cities. (Genesis 18:16-20) This is when Abraham
questioned The Lord regarding sparing the lives of the righteous living among
the wicked. (Genesis 18:22-32)
APPLICATION
The Lord
God destroyed the whole earth but spared Noah and his family. (Hebrews
11:7) Here He told Abraham that He was going to destroy Sodom and
Gomorrah, but He would spare the righteous there, namely Lot and his family.
(Genesis 19:15-16) He said that if there were ten righteous people
there, He would spare the cities for their sakes. (Genesis 18:32) Even
when surrounded by wickedness and corruption, a child of God should maintain
his faith and Christian walk. Just
because we live in a sinful world does not mean that we have to participate in
their sins. By maintaining good Christian behavior and obeying God’s
Holy Word, we will find grace and favor in the eyes of The Lord and thereby be
spared the wrath of God which will come to those unbelievers who are doing
evil.
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