Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
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I have
Genesis 18:30
Abraham then asked, "I hope my LORD will not be angry if I speak. What if 30 are found there?" The LORD answered, "I won't do it for the sake of those 30."
Ezra 9:6
and said,
Job 42:6
As a result, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."
Isaiah 6:5
"How terrible it will be for me!" I cried, "because I am ruined! I'm a man with unclean lips, and I live among a people with unclean lips! And my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies!"
Luke 18:1
Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.
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Genesis 18:31
"Look," Abraham said, "I've presumed to speak to my LORD" so what if 20 are found there?" "For the sake of those 20," the LORD responded, "I won't destroy it."