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Boldness Through Familiarity
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon observe that Abraham's prayer becomes bolder as he continues. He moves from reducing the required number of righteous people by five to a more confident ten. This increasing boldness is not arrogance, but a result of growing familiarity and friendship with God.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 18:1–33
18th Century
Theologian
- השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 18:26–30
19th Century
Preacher
This time the patriarch has advanced by ten; before, it was by fives. Pleading men grow bolder and braver in their requests. A man who is very fami…
John Gill
On Genesis 18:30
17th Century
Pastor
And he said to him, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I
will speak
He feared, through …
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 18:23–33
17th Century
Minister
Here is the first solemn prayer on record in the Bible; and it is a prayer for the sparing of Sodom. Abraham prayed earnestly that Sodom might be s…