John Gill Commentary Genesis 18:17

"And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;" — Genesis 18:17 (ASV)

And the Lord said Either to Abraham himself, so leading on to what he was about to make known to him; and without supposing this it will be difficult to account for Abraham's intercession for Sodom upon this: or to the two angels with him; not as consulting them whether he should or no do what he next suggests, but to give to them Abraham's just character, and the reasons of his using him in such a friendly manner: or it may be, to the other divine Persons, the Father and Spirit, one with the Son of God, and always present with him.

shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do ? which he was about to do, namely, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: the Jewish writers

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FOOTNOTES:

• F1: observe, that these cities were given in the grant of the whole land to Abraham, and therefore it was right to acquaint him with it first: but other and better reasons are given in the next words; Abraham was a friend of the Lord, and he has shown himself friendly to him, not only now, but before, and therefore will treat him as his friend, by imparting his secrets to him. Targ. Jerus. & Jarchi in loc.