He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
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He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
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And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
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And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
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- Genesis 18:6-8 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.” Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it. He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
- Judges 6:19 Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.
- 1 Samuel 28:24 The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.
- Exodus 12:39 They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt; for it wasn’t leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, and they had not prepared any food for themselves.
- 1 Corinthians 5:8 Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
- Hebrews 13:2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Genesis 21:8 The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
- Exodus 12:15 “ ‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
- 2 Kings 4:8 One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
- Luke 5:29 Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
- Luke 11:8 I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
- Luke 14:23 “The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- Luke 24:28-29 They came near to the village where they were going, and he acted like he would go further. They urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.
- John 12:2 So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 3. And he made them a feast. By these…
3. And he made them a feast. By these words, and others following, Moses shows that the angels were more sumptuously entertained than was customary: for Lot did not act thus, indiscriminately, with all. But, when he conceived, from the dignity of their mien and dress, that they were not common men, he baked cakes, and prepared a plentiful feast. Again, Moses says that the angels did eat: not that they had any need to do so; but because the time was not yet come, for the manifestation of their celestial nature.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Not for that they had necessity, but because the…
Not for that they had necessity, but because the time was not yet come that they would reveal themselves.
That is, he prayed them so instantly.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and…
Gen 19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Ver. 3. And they did eat.] They made as if they did eat and drink, saith the Hierosolymi-Targum, but not well. {See Trapp on "Gen 18:8"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He did bake unleavened bread, because that was sooner…
He did bake unleavened bread, because that was sooner prepared, that so they might eat it, and after that go to bed in due time.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he pressed them greatly,.... He prayed, he entreated,…
And he pressed them greatly,.... He prayed, he entreated, he persuaded, he made use of a multitude of words, and of all the arguments he could think of, to prevail upon them; and might not only press them with words, but make use of gestures, as taking them by the hand, or by their clothes, and as it were forcing them into his house, whereby it plainly appeared he was cordial and hearty in his invitation:
and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house: went along with him to it, and instead of proceeding forward, or continuing where they were, or steering their course to a street in the city, they turned in to Lot's house:
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and he made them a feast; a large, liberal, and generous entertainment, as Abraham did, consisting of a variety of eatables and drinkables; indeed it has its name only from drinking, wine being a principal part of a banquet:
and did bake unleavened bread; not because it was the time of the passover, as Jarchi suggests, for as yet that was not instituted; but for quicker dispatch, that his guests might have their supper the sooner, and get to bed the earlier, and rest themselves; bread without leaven in it being sooner baked than that which is made with it:
and they did eat; the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem are,"they seemed as if they ate.''See Gill on Gen 18:8;
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And he pressed upon them greatly - Partly because…
And he pressed upon them greatly - Partly because he would by no means have them to expose themselves to the perils of lodging in the streets of Sodom, and partly because he was desirous of their converse.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 19:3. He pressed upon them greatly — Partly…
Gen 19:3. He pressed upon them greatly — Partly because he would by no means have them to expose themselves to the perils and insults which he was aware awaited their lodging in the street of Sodom, and partly because he was desirous of their converse.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain entered into his house--On removing to the plain, Lot…
entered into his house--On removing to the plain, Lot intended at first to live in his tent apart from the people [Gen 13:12]. But he was gradually drawn in, dwelt in the city, and he and his family were connected with the citizens by marriage ties.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Made them a feast — משׁתה, a feast,…
3. Made them a feast — משׁתה, a feast, is the name usually given to a great feast or banquet. Comp. Gen_21:8; Gen_26:30; Gen_40:20; 1Sa_25:36.
Unleavened bread — This is the first occurrence of the word מצות, found nearly always in the plural, and translated unleavened bread. It means sweetness, (Gesenius, Lex.,) and denotes bread not made sour by leaven — not allowed time to ferment.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. he urged them greatly] The gentle compulsion of…
3. he urged them greatly] The gentle compulsion of Oriental courtesy. To let a stranger sleep out at night would be contrary to all canons of civility, cf. Jdg_19:16-22.
a feast] Lit. “a drinking feast,” and thence “a banquet.” Perhaps we may assume that the Angels appeared as poor men needing food and shelter. The neglect of the poor and needy is part of the prophet’s reproach against Sodom in Eze_16:49.
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unleavened bread] Cakes baked hastily without leaven or yeast; the “unleavened cakes” of Jdg_6:19.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) He pressed upon them greatly.—This he did as…
(3) He pressed upon them greatly.—This he did as knowing the licentiousness of the people; but the angels do not readily accept his hospitality, as they had done that of Abraham, because his character had deteriorated.
Unleavened bread.—Heb., thin cakes, like those now eaten by the Jews at the Passover. They took little time in preparation, for which reason we find them also used by the witch of Endor (1Sa_28:24).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he pressed upon them greatly. Being himself sincerely…
And he pressed upon them greatly. Being himself sincerely desirous to extend to them hospitality, and knowing well the danger to which they would be exposed from the violence and licentiousness of the townsmen. And they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a toast,mishteh, from shathah, to drink, is rightly rendered poton (LXX), a drink, or refreshing beverage (cf. Est_5:6 Est_7:7) and did bake unleavened broad literally, bread of sweetness, that is, bread not soured by leaven. The banquet was thus of the simplest kind, chiefly, it may be hoped, for the sake of dispatch. And they did eat.
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