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14 aIs anything too hard for the Lord? bAt the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”  
15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”

Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them ato send them on the way.  
17 And the Lord said, a“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing,  
18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be ablessed in him?  
19 For I have known him, in order athat he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”  
20 And the Lord said, “Because athe outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their bsin is very grave,  
21 aI will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, bI will know.”  
22 Then the men turned away from there aand went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord.  
23 And Abraham acame near and said, b“Would You also cdestroy the drighteous with the wicked?  
24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?
25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that athe righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! bShall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”  
26 So the Lord said, a“If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”  
27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am abut dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord:  
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What Does Genesis 18:16 Mean?



Genesis 18:16-19

What He says encompasses far more than early childhood training from parents, but it is included within its scope. It is vital that the “twig” be bent in the correct direction before the age of accountability arrives so that the child is prepared to recognize and resist the pressures of life from Satan's system. Thus, Proverbs 22:6 admonishes us with sound counsel: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

John W. Ritenbaugh
Leadership and Covenants (Part One)

Related Topics: Bending the "Twig" in the Right Direction | Child Training | Child Training Responsibilities | Early Childhood Training | Leadership and Covenants | Resisting Satan's System | Train up a Child in the Way He Should Go




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