Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 18: 22-26
MEDITATION
Genesis 18:22-26
22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.
23 And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?
25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The two accompanying travelers
a. They were angels.
b. They walked toward Sodom.
2. Abraham detained the LORD
a. He stood before the LORD.
b. He had understood what the LORD had said.
He would check the state of Sodom and He would then make His judgment.
3. Abraham’s knowledge of sinful Sodom
a. The evil reputation of Sodom was widespread.
b. Abraham must have been fully aware of its sinfulness.
4. But there might be some who were righteous in Sodom
a. Would the LORD destroy the city if there were fifty righteous people there?
b. Abraham appealed to God as “the Judge of the earth” to do what is right.
5. The LORD assented to this plea. He would spare Sodom if 50 righteous people were found.
经文：创世记 18：22-26
沉思
《创世记 18：22-26》
22二人转身离开那里，向所多玛去，但亚伯拉罕仍旧站在耶和华面前。
23亚伯拉罕近前来，说：“无论善恶，你都要剿灭吗？
24假若那城里有五十个义人，你还剿灭那地方吗？不为城里这五十个义人饶恕其中的人吗？
25将义人与恶人同杀，将义人与恶人一样看待，这断不是你所行的！审判全地的主，岂不行公义吗？”26耶和华说：“我若在所多玛城里见有五十个义人，我就为他们的缘故饶恕那地方的众人。”