The angel of the Lord appeared to both Abraham and Sari in Genesis 18:1-3. Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent one day when he looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He ran to meet them and bowed low to the ground He said to them, "If I have found favor in your eyes, do not pass your servant by." He brought them water and had Sarah bake them bread and prepared a calf for them to eat. In verse 10, one of the men gave Abraham the promise that he would return in a year and he and his wife Sarah would have a son. Sarah laughed when she heard this because she was past the age of child bearing.
Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is there anything too hard for the Lord? I will return at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son." vs 13-14
According to Who Is the Angel of the LORD & What Does the Bible Say about Him? - Bible Study
"Abraham recognized these visitors as being extremely important, hence the out of character behavior (for someone of his age and wealth) running to greet them, but he noticed something different about one of them. The term “O Lord” here, as the ESV Study Bible explains, “(Hb. Adonay) is a distinctive one for God in the OT (e.g., 20:4)...If the spelling in the Hebrew text is correct—and there is no reason to doubt it—then Abraham recognizes that one of his visitors is a divine manifestation.”
This passage reveals to us that even though Abraham and Sarah were old, that was not a hindrance to the fact that God was going to bless them with the child that Sarah so desperately wanted. Who else could do that but God?
This may be a short account of what the angel of the Lord revealed to them. But he was not quite done visiting Abraham. Come back tomorrow for Abraham's next visit.
August 27, 2019 Promise: Every good and perfect gift coming down from the Father of heavenly lights who does not change like the shift shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all that he has created. James 1:17-18
Thanks for coming by Friends. May God bless your day and may you pass your blessings to someone that needs one as well!
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