Genesis 19:18
But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!
BSB
ASV
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:
KJV
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
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CATENA ON GENESIS 3.1139 (444)
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.
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.
