And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:
And Lot saith unto them, `Not so , I pray thee, my lord;
And Lot said to them, Not [so], I pray thee, Lord;
Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices2
It seems that now, after the exodus from Sodom, the conversation is no longer with angels but with the Lord. For when one leaves the territory of evil he will find God conversing with him, and he will have the courage and confidence to ask for whatever he wishes.
Cyril of Alexandria· CATENA ON GENESIS 3.1139, 444patristic
And Lot said unto them,.... Supposing three present, not observing that the two angels had left him that had brought him thither; though it is but to one of them he addresses himself, even to him who had bid him make the best of his way to the mountain, as appears by what follows: oh, not so, my Lord; that is, let me not be obliged to go so far as to the mountain; though R.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
The walk8
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Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
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Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will…
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Isaiah 45:11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
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Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches7
But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
