Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
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Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
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And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
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And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.
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Passages linked to Genesis 18:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 32:26 The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”
- Genesis 18:22 The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
- Genesis 18:16 The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
- Genesis 31:55 Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 18:33 And the LORD went his way, as…
Gen 18:33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Ver. 33. And the Lord went his way.] Abraham bargined with the Lord so long, till he had brought him down from fifty to ten: and mark, that he stopped begging ere God stopped lessening. Let us find praying hearts, and he will find a pitying heart.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord went his way, as soon as…
And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham,.... It is great and wonderful condescension for God to commune with a creature; it is an act of sovereignty how long he will continue to do so; communion with him always is not to be expected in this life; he communes for a while, and then leaves off and goes his way, see Jer 14:8; the Son of God in an human form, as soon as he had done talking with Abraham, perhaps disappeared to him, and went his way to Sodom, for there we find him in the next chapter:
and Abraham returned unto his place; to his tent in the plains of Mamre, waiting to observe or hear what would be the issue and event of things respecting Sodom and Gomorrah.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Abraham returned into his place - To wait what…
Abraham returned into his place - To wait what the event would be; and it proved that his prayer was heard, and yet Sodom not spared, because there were not ten righteous in it.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 18:33. Abraham returned to his place — To…
Gen 18:33. Abraham returned to his place — To wait what the event would be; and it proved that his prayer was heard; and yet Sodom was not spared, because there were not ten righteous persons in it.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the Lord . . . left communing . .…
the Lord . . . left communing . . . and Abraham returned unto his place--Why did Abraham cease to carry his intercessions farther? Either because he fondly thought that he was now sure of the cities being preserved (Luk 13:9), or because the Lord restrained his mind from further intercession (Jer 7:16; Jer 11:14). But there were not ten "righteous persons." There was only one, and he might without injustice have perished in the general overthrow (Ecc 9:2). But a difference is sometimes made, and on this occasion the grace of God was manifested in a signal manner for the sake of Abraham. What a blessing to be connected with a saint of God!
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. Went his way — Abraham ceased to intercede…
33. Went his way — Abraham ceased to intercede and Jehovah ceased to answer. Other works and plans engage Jehovah, and he passes from one scene to another. Lo, all we see and know “are but parts of his ways.” “My father worketh hitherto, and I work.” Joh_5:17. The Theophanies of the Old Testament furnish not only profound revelations of Deity, but inspiration to holy activity.
In Abraham’s intercession we do well to note: 1) How the righteous may be the salt of the earth. 2) The long-suffering and the righteousness of God. 3) The humility and boldness with which we should plead before God. 4) The efficacy of prayer.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. communing with] i.e. “speaking to,” as in Gen_18:27;…
33. communing with] i.e. “speaking to,” as in Gen_18:27; Gen_18:29; Gen_18:31.
unto his place] i.e. “the terebinths of Mamre” (Gen_18:1), from which Abraham had gone forth to escort the Angels (Gen_18:16). In the expression “the Lord went his way” (Heb. “went”) the writer leaves us uninformed as to the manner of Jehovah’s separation from Abraham. There is no mention of “Sodom,” as the place to which he “went,” is in Gen_18:22.
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For other instances in which human intercession is raised to avert Divine anger, and is the means of forgiveness, cf. Exo_32:9-14; Num_14:15-20; Amo_7:4-6. In all these cases, he that intercedes seeks, on the one hand, to enter into the mind of God in His holiness and in His mercy; and then, on the other, to be the spokesman and representative of the community whose sin he confesses, and in whose behalf he entreats forgiveness and deliverance.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) The Lord (Jehovah) went his way.—Not to avoid…
(33) The Lord (Jehovah) went his way.—Not to avoid further importunity, for Abraham had ended his entreaty, and obtained all that he had asked for; but because the purpose of the revelation was fulfilled. Besides the primary object of making known the perfect justice of God’s dealings with men, it further showed that the Gentile world was both subject to Jehovah’s dominion, and that there was mercy for it as well as for the covenant people. Such, in future times, was also the lesson of the Book of Jonah.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the Lord (Jehovah) went his way, i.e. vanished…
And the Lord (Jehovah) went his way, i.e. vanished (Keil); not to avoid further entreaties on the part of Abraham (Delitzsch), but for the reason specified in the next wordsas soon as he had left communing with Abraham (because Abraham"s supplications were ended): and Abraham returned unto his place (viz., Mature near Hebron).
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