Devotion 18
DEVOTION 18: “The Lord Breaks Bread with Abraham” coming out of Gen. 18
God elects Abram before the foundation of the earth, cuts a Covenant with him, and seals the Covenant with circumcision. After the Covenant is sealed, God changes his name from Abram to Abraham meaning a father of multitudes or father of the Church. Then God changes his wife name from Sarai’s to Sarah meaning a princess of multitudes or mother of the Church.
Today, Abraham breaks bread with God.
Let’s read:
Genesis 18:1-2 “And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; [2] And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground.”
Only God is worshipped. Abraham bowed down to the three men (God and His angels) and the angels did not refuse his worship because God was with them.
We continue our reading:
Genesis 18:3-8 “And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: [4] Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: [5] And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. [6] And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. [7] And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. [8] And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.”
He chooses us from before the foundation of the world. He reveals Himself to us by His Word, changes our name to our original name before the foundation of the world, seals us into oneness with Him, and then continues fellowship (breaking of bread) with us.
The imperfect Abraham has taken the position of the First Adam until the perfect Seed of Abraham (Jesus Christ) takes His rightful place.
We continue our reading:
Genesis 18:9-18 “And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. [10] And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. [11] Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. [12] Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? [13] And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? [14] Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. [15] Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. [16] And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. [17] And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; [18] Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?”
The Lord does not hide things from those who are one with Him. Abraham has now become one with God. The Lord therefore reveals to Abraham what He’s about to do.
We continue our reading:
Genesis 18:19-32 “For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. [20] And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; [21] I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. [22] And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. [23] And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? [24] Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? [25] That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? [26] And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. [27] And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: [28] Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. [29] And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. [30] And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. [31] And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. [32] 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.”
A single righteous person (one in right standing with God through the Seed of Abraham) will not be destroyed with the wicked (anyone not in Christ).
We conclude our reading:
Genesis 18:33 “And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.”
Today, communion with the Lord is an ongoing affair by faith in His Blood Sacrifice. He meets us there every time.
Let the Word of God line with up into fellowship with God. Believe and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. Ongoing fellowship with God, only in Christ!
God elects Abram before the foundation of the earth, cuts a Covenant with him, and seals the Covenant with circumcision. After the Covenant is sealed, God changes his name from Abram to Abraham meaning a father of multitudes or father of the Church. Then God changes his wife name from Sarai’s to Sarah meaning a princess of multitudes or mother of the Church.
Today, Abraham breaks bread with God.
Let’s read:
Genesis 18:1-2 “And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; [2] And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground.”
Only God is worshipped. Abraham bowed down to the three men (God and His angels) and the angels did not refuse his worship because God was with them.
We continue our reading:
Genesis 18:3-8 “And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: [4] Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: [5] And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. [6] And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. [7] And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. [8] And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.”
He chooses us from before the foundation of the world. He reveals Himself to us by His Word, changes our name to our original name before the foundation of the world, seals us into oneness with Him, and then continues fellowship (breaking of bread) with us.
The imperfect Abraham has taken the position of the First Adam until the perfect Seed of Abraham (Jesus Christ) takes His rightful place.
We continue our reading:
Genesis 18:9-18 “And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. [10] And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. [11] Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. [12] Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? [13] And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? [14] Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. [15] Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. [16] And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. [17] And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; [18] Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?”
The Lord does not hide things from those who are one with Him. Abraham has now become one with God. The Lord therefore reveals to Abraham what He’s about to do.
We continue our reading:
Genesis 18:19-32 “For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. [20] And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; [21] I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. [22] And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. [23] And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? [24] Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? [25] That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? [26] And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. [27] And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: [28] Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. [29] And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. [30] And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. [31] And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. [32] 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.”
A single righteous person (one in right standing with God through the Seed of Abraham) will not be destroyed with the wicked (anyone not in Christ).
We conclude our reading:
Genesis 18:33 “And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.”
Today, communion with the Lord is an ongoing affair by faith in His Blood Sacrifice. He meets us there every time.
Let the Word of God line with up into fellowship with God. Believe and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. Ongoing fellowship with God, only in Christ!
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