Abraham Intercedes with The Judge of All the Earth for Sodom

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? Genesis 18:23-25

Steps 4, 5, 10, 11, 12

Abraham is inspired to talk to Jesus for He is the Judge of the all the Earth, about God’s judgment of fallen man. Abraham asks if the Judge will destroy a whole city if there were fifty righteous people in Sodom? Abraham asks if God, the Judge of all the Earth, will do right. In the rest of the chapter Abraham keeps asking if God will destroy Sodom if there were ten righteous people in Sodom and God assures Abraham that He would not do it if there were only ten people. Abraham stops interceding because he thinks that he has ten family members in Sodom and thus he has preserved the city. Abraham does not know that there are fewer than ten, but God does. God knows all and is concerned with all. God knows that in the whole city there were not ten righteous people and thus He will destroy it.

Prayer for Today: God, as You know it is scary to face judgement. We pray that when you evaluate us You will show abundant mercy to us. We pray that someone out there is interceding for us. We thank You that Your Word says that You are interceding for us. Hebrews 7:24-25 and Romans 8:26-27. Keep working with us and don’t give up on us. Thank You Lord for Your love.