Genesis 18

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1. Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor · Ochorus Originals

   Ma Eme cites Genesis 18:25

   …for the people of Sodom, he asked, “shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Genesis 18:25, ASV). Mary Slessor left her dearest African friend in the hands of that Judge. That is…

2. Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor · Ochorus Originals

   Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Genesis 18:25

   …much of the saving of life possible. Scriptures to revisit Proverbs 17:17; Luke 10:25-37; Genesis 18:25. Reflection 1. How do you honour kindness from people who do not share your faith? 2.…

3. Communion with God · John Owen

   Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites Gen. xviii. 25

   …God is a most righteous God; (that is a natural notion of God which Abraham insisted on, Gen. xviii. 25, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”) they “know that this is the judgment…

4. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Gen. 18:23

   …of Sodom, and the other, contrary to an express prohibition, prayed in behalf of Saul (Gen. 18:23; 1 Sam. 15:11). Similar is the case of Jeremiah, who prayed that the city might not be…

5. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   Prayer cites Gen. xviii. 27

   …spoke to God, he said, "I am dust and ashes." When Job spoke, he said, "I am vile." (Gen. xviii. 27; Job xl. 4.) Let us do likewise. (b) I commend to you, in the next place, the importance…

6. The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

   The Problem of Pain cites GENESIS 18:25

   Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? GENESIS 18:25 The first of Lewis’s popular Christian books was written to order. In 1939 a publisher…

7. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

   Sarah cites Genesis 18:19

   …has raised up these nations, but His covenant remains with the children of the promise (Genesis 18:19). Do not be surprised at the ongoing enmity between the Arab nations and the children of…

8. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

   The Man Who Prays cites Genesis 18:22–33

   …destroy Sodom, Abraham stood before the Lord and interceded for a city full of strangers (Genesis 18:22–33). Moses prayed. When Israel made the golden calf and God threatened to destroy them…

9. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   Eternity! cites Gen. xviii. 25

   …wisdom, and is doing all things well. "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right." (Gen. xviii. 25.) It is a wise sentence of Bishop Butler: "All shadow of injustice, and indeed all harsh…

10. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.3 The Third Commandment cites Gen 18: 25

    …us. Murmuring accuses God’s justice. ‘Shall not the judge of all the earth do right?’ Gen 18: 25. Murmuring springs from a bitter root, it comes from pride and discontent; it reproaches…

11. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    September cites Gen. xviii. 17

    …Pearse. September 24 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do? Gen. xviii. 17. Abraham, in communion with God, knew long before Lot, in Sodom, of the destruction of…

12. Real Questions – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    What About People Who Never Hear About Jesus? cites Genesis 18:25

    …the city of Sodom, he asked God, “Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” (Genesis 18:25). The answer the whole Bible gives is yes. “God does not show favoritism” (Romans 2:11).…

13. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Gen 18: 21

    …There are three sins in Scripture which are said to cry. Oppression. Psa 12: 5. Sodomy. Gen 18: 21. Bloodshed. This cries so loud, that it drowns all the other cries. ‘The voice of thy…

14. The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo · Ochorus Originals

    The Absence of Good cites GENESIS 18:25

    …the whole to good? Then why create at all? Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? GENESIS 18:25 What finally broke the deadlock was not a new argument about God but a new idea of what…

15. The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor · Ochorus Originals

    Moving Man through God cites GENESIS 18:14

    Is any thing too hard for the LORD? GENESIS 18:14 When Hudson Taylor looked ahead to China as a young man in Hull, one prospect weighed on…

16. The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth · Ochorus Originals

    The Training of Children cites GENESIS 18:19

    …his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD. GENESIS 18:19 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Say aloud, as a parent or guardian: this child belongs to…

17. The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds · Ochorus Originals

    Behold, He Prayeth cites GENESIS 18:27

    …Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: GENESIS 18:27 Moses was the mighty intercessor, who stood between God and a rebellious people and would…

18. The Key Teachings of George Whitefield · Ochorus Originals

    The Great Duty of Family Religion cites GENESIS 18:19

    …household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment. GENESIS 18:19 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. If you lead a household, ask honestly which of Whitefield’s…

19. The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter · Ochorus Originals

    Family Religion cites GENESIS 18:19

    …his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord. GENESIS 18:19 Baxter noticed that God’s commendation of Abraham is not about his faith in the abstract…

20. Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther · Ochorus Originals

    Sympathy with All Classes cites Genesis 18:25

    …clergy instead to Abraham’s question: “shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Genesis 18:25, ASV). Their task was not to judge the dead but to go to the living. Africa and Its…

21. Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Genesis 18:25

    …preaching like Christ, and sympathy instead of scorn. Scriptures to revisit 1 Peter 3:15; Genesis 18:25. Reflection 1. What does it mean to preach “with sympathy” to people of other religions?…

22. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

    January cites Gen. xviii. 19

    …the darkest midnight, and it must sing. January 5 “I know him that he will do the law” (Gen. xviii. 19). God wants people that He can depend upon. He could say of Abraham, “I know him, that…

23. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.2 Degrees of Sin cites Gen 18: 21

    …sin; some are greater than others; some are ‘mighty sins,’ and crying sins.’ Amos 5: 12; Gen 18: 21. Every sin has a voice to speak, but some sins cry. As some diseases are worse than…

24. Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning · Ochorus Originals

    Sarah Laughs cites Genesis 18:14

    “Is anything too difficult for the LORD?” — Genesis 18:14 God gave Abram and Sarai new names. Abram became Abraham, which means “father of many”.…

25. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Gen. xviii. 25

    …THEM THAT LOVE GOD." (Rom. viii. 28.) "Shall not the judge of all the earth do right?" (Gen. xviii. 25.) "Of such (little children) is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. xix. 14.) "He that spared…

26. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Growth cites Gen. xviii. 27

    …“I am a man of unclean lips,”—and with Peter, “I am a sinful man, O Lord.” Job xl. 4; Gen. xviii. 27; xxxii. 10; Ps. xxii. 6; Isa. vi. 5; Luke v. 8.) The nearer he draws to God, and the more…

27. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Without Christ cites Gen. xviii. 25

    …safely let alone. We may rest assured that “the Judge of all the earth will do right.” (Gen. xviii. 25.) But we must not fly in the face of Scripture. If Bible words mean anything, to be…

28. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Man's Chief End cites Gen 18:19

    …and servants with the knowledge of the Lord; their houses should be little churches. Gen 18:19. ‘I know that Abraham will command his children, that they may keep the way of the Lord.’…

29. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Being of God cites Gen 18:25

    …men endure all the evil. But seeing there is a God, he will deal righteously with men. Gen 18:25. ‘Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?’ Offenders must come to punishment. The…

30. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Knowledge of God cites Gen 18:21

    …they were done but the last minute. Thus he is perfect in knowledge. But is it not said, Gen 18:21, I will go down and see whether they have done according to the cry which is come up unto…

31. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Power of God cites Gen 18:14

    …he can soften hard hearts and quicken the dead. ‘Is any thing too hard for the Lord?’ Gen 18:14. Set his power to work, by faith and prayer. Say, Lord! it is not for thy honour that the…

32. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Justice of God cites Gen 18:21

    …cause. Men often judge the person, but not the cause; which is not justice, but malice. Gen 18:21. ‘I will go down and see whether they have done according to the cry which is come up…

33. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Forgiveness cites Gen. xviii. 27

    …John, “If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (Gen. xviii. 27; Job xl. 4; Isaiah lxiv. 6; 1 John i. 8.) Where is the man or woman in the whole…

34. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Repentance cites Gen. xviii. 27

    …a man of unclean llils.”—I shall see Paul there, who said, “I am the chief of sinners.” (Gen. xviii. 27; xxxii. 10; Job. xl. 4; Psalm li. 5; Isa. vi. 5; 1 Tim. i. 15.) I shall see the martyr…

35. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    March cites Gen 18:22-23

    …of life. Like Abraham, we need to have some place where we can stand before the Lord (Gen 18:22-23). Let us remember the injunction to build according to the sanctuary pattern (Exo 25:8…