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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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God's Universal Justice
Commentators explain that God's departure was not to avoid Abraham's pleas, but because the purpose of their communion was fulfilled. This interaction was meant to reveal God's perfect justice and to show that His authority and mercy extend to all people, including Gentiles like those in Sodom, not just the family of Abraham.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord (Jehovah) went his way. —Not to avoid further insistence, for Abraham had ended his entreaty, and obtain…
Baptist
We know that the angels went down to Sodom, where they were received by Lot, and maliciously treated by the Sodomites. We will continue our reading…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham It is great …
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…