Feb. 22, 2010 – Genesis 18

It says he bowed to the ground when they first came, yet the footnotes act like he didn’t know they were God until they were talking about Sarah having a baby.  Also, the fact that there are 3.  Is that pointing to the Trinity or is it the Lord and some angels.  The footnotes make it sound like they were helpers or something.  There has been mentioned in other footnotes that they would use familiar things to describe what they couldn’t put into words.  I wonder if they did that when describing God as a visitor.  There must have been something special about the Lord’s appearance for Abraham to have recognize it. 

Along that same line of thought, it says Sarah over heard when she laughed.  Did she not see the Lord and so didn’t realize there was something special about the visitor.  When the Lord confronts her, we can imagine she sees the Lord at that time and then tries to back away.  It reminds me of Adam and Eve hiding from God in the garden.  God knows all.  Why try to hide or lie too Him. 

When Abraham is asking God to spare Sodom, he does so with fear and humility.  How often do we pray for others or ourselves for that matter in such a humble way.  “Let the Lord not grow impatient of me if I go on.”  And the Lord shows that He is patient and loving, but also just.