Genesis 18:23

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Summary

Genesis 18:23

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Drew

Wilt

Bible References

Drew

But as for me, God's presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

One of their own people will be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own number. I will invite him to approach me, and he will do so. For no one would dare approach me on his own. I, the Lord, affirm it!

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!

Wilt

Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?"

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?"

When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the Lord, "Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep -- what have they done? Attack me and my family."

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely righteous One,

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)