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NASB | Genesis 18:3 and said, "My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 18:3 and Abraham said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass by your servant [without stopping to visit]. |
Bible Question:
In Genesis 18 1s there symbolic significance that there were THREE dividne beings that appeared to Abraham? I understand that the number three often represents triads of completeness in the Bible, such as the triune God, so I'm wondering if and how this would apply to the three beings in chapter 18? Chusarcik |
Bible Answer: Hi Chusarck, I don't believe that there is any significance to the number three for the men. For chapter 19 there are only two angels (also called men). What is of interest to me is that the men (angels) were doing the work of the Lord. They themselves were called "lords"; but they were doing the work of the Lord and He was among them. I agree with the NKJ for Genesis 18:3 and also as the NASB is printed above. Genesis 18:2, "And when he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the earth, 3 and said, "My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by." I agree with the NKJ also for Genesis 18:10, "And He [sic] said, "I will certainly return to you..." What I am saying is that the men were collectively recognized as the Lord when Abraham spoke to them. Genesis 19:17 is an indication that these things have been discussed through the years because there are varying manuscripts for that verse. In Genesis 19:18 Lot calls them "lords" and verse 19 I believe correctly interprets the pronouns in lower case, "Now behold, your [sic] servant has found favor in your [sic] sight..." These two angels in chapter 19 were also doing the work of the Lord. Genesis 19:24, "Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, 25 And He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground." From the heart, Ray |
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