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The Power of Intercession
Commentators explain that Lot's deliverance was a direct result of God "remembering Abraham." This highlights the profound impact of Abraham's intercessory prayer in the previous chapter. God honored the heart of Abraham's plea to spare the righteous, demonstrating that the prayers of the faithful have real-world consequences.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 19:1–38
18th Century
Theologian
גשׁ־ < הלאה (gesh - hāl'âh), meaning “approach to a distant point,” or “stand back.”
סנורים (san'evērı̂ym
John Calvin
On Genesis 19:29
16th Century
Theologian
God remembered Abraham. Although Moses does not assert that the deliverance of Abraham’s nephew was made known to him, yet since he says t…
John Gill
On Genesis 19:29
17th Century
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 19:1–29
17th Century
Minister
Lot was good, but there was no one else of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Therefore, care was t…