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Genesis 18: Hospitality and Intercession
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Genesis 18: Hospitality and Intercession

Three visitors announce Isaac’s birth; Sarah laughs. Abraham intercedes for Sodom with bold, humble negotiation.

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Core Message

Hospitality ushers in promise, and intercession dares to seek mercy for the many because of the righteous few.

Flow

  • Abraham receives three visitors with urgent hospitality.
  • Promise repeated: Sarah will bear a son; she laughs within.
  • God reveals intent toward Sodom; invites Abraham into intercession.
  • Abraham pleads down to ten; mercy explored, justice maintained.

Key Verses

  • 18:14 “Is anything too hard for the LORD?”
    • Apply: laugh of disbelief can turn to laugh of joy.
  • 18:25 “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
    • Apply: bold prayer rests on God’s justice and mercy.

Notes

  • The “laugh” theme ties to Isaac’s name; God hears inner thoughts.
  • Intercession models reverence (“dust and ashes”) with persistence.

Today’s Practice

  • Offer tangible hospitality; you may host grace unaware.
  • Pray specifically for mercy over places in danger, appealing to God’s character.

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