Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
What if there are only forty-five righteous people instead of fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because five are missing? And God said, If I find forty-five righteous people there, I will not destroy it.
Abraham is boldly negotiating with God, asking if He would spare the entire city of Sodom if just forty-five righteous people could be found there instead of fifty.
📚 Historical Context
In Genesis 18, Abraham is engaged in a conversation with the Lord, who has revealed His plan to destroy Sodom due to its rampant wickedness and immorality. Abraham, concerned for his nephew Lot who lives there, is boldly negotiating with God, asking if He would spare the city if just 45 righteous people could be found instead of the originally mentioned 50. This interaction highlights the biblical theme of divine justice tempered by mercy, as God listens to human intercession.
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