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NASB | James 2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:21 Was our father Abraham not [shown to be] justified by works [of obedience which expressed his faith] when he offered Isaac his son on the altar [as a sacrifice to God]? [Gen 22:1-14] |
Subject: does God know all things? Genesis 22:12 |
Bible Note: Hi jlpangilinan, I believe that God was hiding from Abraham what He was going to do. In my mind's eye I can see the Lord asking this question of the two men with Him, verse 17, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,...? Indeed He did for we see in Genesis 19:13 that the orders had already been given. 13 "for we are about to destroy this place because their outcry has become so great before the Lord that the Lord has sent us to destroy it." After talking to the two men [angels] in 18:17-19, I can picture in my mind His then turning to Abraham. Genesis 18:20, "And the Lord said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. *I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me/; and if not, I will know. Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the Lord." John 2:24c, "for *He knew all men, and because He/ did not need anyone to witness concerning man for He knew what was in man." The stars and slash marks are mine for comparisons. God knew even while He was conversing with Abraham that fifty righteous men would not be found. He knew that forty-five would not be found; He knew that ten righteous men would not be found in Sodom. But the passage is there as an assurance to us that God is just in His dealings and that He is in control. From the heart, Ray |