Genesis 18:29 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Abraham spoke to him again, saying, 'What if there are forty righteous people found there?' And God said, 'I will not destroy it for the sake of forty.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Abraham is continuing to negotiate with God, asking if God would spare the city if forty good people lived there, and God agrees to show mercy for even that smaller number.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of Abraham's famous bargaining session with God over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham had started by asking if God would spare the cities for fifty righteous people, and now he's working his way down, testing the limits of God's mercy. This conversation reveals both Abraham's boldness in approaching God and his deep concern for his nephew Lot who lived in Sodom.

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And Abraham said to him, 'Oh please, don't let the LORD be angry, and I will speak: What if thirty good people are found there?' And God said, 'I will not destroy it if I find thirty there.'

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