创世记 18:21-22 RCUVSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 18:16-22

The messengers from heaven had now despatched one part of their business, which was an errand of grace to Abraham and Sarah, and which they delivered first; but now they have before them work of another nature. Sodom is to be destroyed, and they must do it, Gen. 19:13. Note, As with the Lord there is mercy, so he is the God to whom vengeance belongs. Pursuant to their commission, we here find, 1. That they looked towards Sodom (Gen. 18:16); they set their faces against it in wrath, as God is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 18:21

I will go down now ,.... The Son of God in an human form now with Abraham, who proposes to go from the place where he was, which perhaps was on higher ground, to the plain in which Sodom and Gomorrah stood; and whither it seems certain he did go down, after he had done talking with Abraham, see Genesis 19:24 , and see whether they have done altogether ; committed all the sins, and in such manner, and with such circumstances as reported; or, "have made a full end" F3 עשו כלה ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces from thence ,.... From the place to which Abraham brought them on; these were only two of them, for the third continued with Abraham: and went towards Sodom ; and are the two angels said to come thither at evening, Genesis 19:1 , but Abraham stood yet before the Lord ; before the third person, whom Abraham now began to know more clearly; he stood before him with all reverence and humility, to hear what he had further to say to him, as well as to say... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:21

I will go down now, etc. - A lesson to magistrates, teaching them not to judge according to report, but accurately to inquire into the facts themselves - Jarchi. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces - That is, the two angels who accompanied Jehovah were now sent towards Sodom; while the third, who is called the Lord or Jehovah, remained with Abraham for the purpose of teaching him the great usefulness and importance of faith and prayer. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:21

Verse 21 21.I will go down now. Since this was a signal example of the wrath of God, which He intends to be celebrated through all ages, and to which he frequently refers in the Scripture; therefore Moses diligently records those things which are especially to be considered in divine judgments; just as, in this place, he commends the moderation of God, who does not immediately fulminate against the ungodly and pour out his vengeance upon them; but who, when affairs were utterly desperate, at... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:22

Verse 22 22.But Abraham stood yet before the Lord. Moses first declares that the men proceeded onwards, conveying the impression, that having finished their discourse, they took leave of Abraham, in order that he might return home. He then adds, that Abraham stood before the Lord, as persons are wont to do, who, though dismissed, do not immediately depart, because something still remains to be said or done. Moses, when he makes mention of the journey, with propriety attributes the name of men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 18:16-33

Abraham's intercession for Sodom. The whole wonderful scene springs out of the theophany. Abraham's faith has given him a special position with the Lord. "Shall I hide from Abraham that thug which I do?" &c.; The true priesthood and mediatorship is friendship with God. The grace of God first gives the likeness and then exalts it. The Lord knew Abraham because Abraham knew the Lord . The superior angel, the Lord, remains behind his companions that Abraham might have the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 18:21

I will go down now (cf. Genesis 11:5 ), and see (judicial investigation ever precedes judicial infliction at the Divine tribunal) whether they have done altogether —literally, whether they have made cow, piousness, i.e. carried their iniquity to perfection, to the highest pitch of wickedness (Calvin, Delitzsch, Keil); or consummated their wickedness, by carrying it to that pitch of fullness which works death (Ainsworth, Kalisch, Rosenmüller). The received rendering, which regards ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom ( i.e. two of the three proceeded on their way towards the Jordan valley, while the third was detained by the patriarch, probably on the heights overlooking the plain, for a sublime act of intercession which is thus briefly but suggestively described): but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. According to the Masorites the text originally read, "And the Lord stood before Abraham, and was changed because it did not seem... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 18:16-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 18:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 18:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 18:16-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 18:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 18:22

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