Genesis 18:32

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Summary

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

Oh

I will not

Bible References

Oh

Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

Gideon said to God, "Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew."

The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

"I, the Lord, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,

And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up -- and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

I will not

Then the Lord said to Moses: "I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!

Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your way, that I may know you, that I may continue to find favor in your sight. And see that this nation is your people."

The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

The Lord said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me, and how long will they not believe in me, in spite of the signs that I have done among them?

If there is an angel beside him, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what constitutes his uprightness;

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

This is what the Lord says: "When juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes, someone says, 'Don't destroy it, for it contains juice.' So I will do for the sake of my servants -- I will not destroy everyone.

There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.