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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Genesis 18:23 - 18:23
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Gen 18:23-33. Abraham’s intercession.
Abraham drew near, and said, etc. - The scene described is full of interest and instruction - showing in an unmistakable manner the efficacy of prayer and intercession. (See also Pro 15:8; Jam 5:16). Abraham reasoned justly as to the rectitude of the divine procedure (Rom 3:5, Rom 3:6), and many guilty cities and nations have been spared on account of God’s people (Mat 5:13; Mat 24:22).