The Strand Study Bible

GENESIS 17:24

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GENESIS 18:21

and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was Abraham cir- cumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. Genesis 18 The LORD ( CHRIST ) and two 1 And the 1 LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My 2 LORD , if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly 3 three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and 4 they did eat. angels visit Abraham Date - 1893 BC/AM 2107

9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

1. “ Jehovah ” Note - In this case Jehovah is referring to God the Son - Exo 6:3 2. “ Adonai ” Note - In this case Adonai is referring to God the Son - Gen 15:2 3. or, “18 gallons” Note - A measure here, called a bath, is equal to c. 6 gals. 4. that is, “the LORD and His two angels did eat” - I Tim 4:3,4 5. Quoted in the NT Rom 9:9 6. Fulfilled - Gen 21:1-3 (Birth of Isaac) (See - Gal 4:28) 7. Gen 17:17 8. meaning, “ruler” Mt 27:50-28:6 & Mk 15:37-16:6 & Lk 23:46-24:6 & Jn 19:30-20:9 (Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection) (See - Acts 3:24- 26 & Gal 3:6-8) 12. Deut 4:9-10 & 6:7 & Eph 6:4 & Colo 3:21 I Pet 3:6 & Gen 19:18 9. Isa 48:14 10. Gen 19:24 11. Fulfilled -

The promise of Isaac’s birth (Fulfilled - Gen 21:1-3 - 1892 BC)

10 And HE said, I will certainly return unto thee 5 according to the time of life; and, lo, 6 Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. P 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah 7 laughed within her- self, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my 8 lord (Heb.- awdone ) being old also? 13 And the 1 LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the 9 LO R D  TR INI TY  ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, 6 and Sarah shall have a son. P 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah foretold 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the 1 LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing 10 which I do; The promise of CHRIST’S death, burial, and resurrection (Fulfilled - Mt 27:50-28:6 - AD 32) 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely be- come a great andmightynation, andall the nations of the earth shall be 11 BLESSED in him? P 19 For I know him, that he will 12 com- mand his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 21 I will go down now, and see whether 18:1 How do we know that the term “ LORD ” here is referring to GOD THE SON and not GOD THE FATHER ? CHRIST said to Moses in Exodus 6:3: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of GOD ALMIGHTY, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them . 18:20 Although God loves sinners (Jn 3:16), He hates sin ( Gen 13:13 ). And, according to God, alternative lifestyles are very grievous (Gen 18:20 & 19:24-25, Lev 18:22 & 20:13, Deut 23:17-18, Jud 19:22-23, I Ki 14:24 & 15:11-12, II Ki 23:7, Mt 11:23-24, Rom 1:24-32, I Cor 6:9b , I Tim 1: 9- 10a and Jude 7- 8 ) and go against His created order and expressed will, thus violating the moral laws of God (those laws that are crimes against God – I Sam 2:25 and Prov 29:2 ).