Genesis 18:14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:13-16

‘And Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh saying ‘will I really bear a child, when I am old?’ Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son”.’ Nothing is hidden from God. The laugh, and the thought of the heart, is discerned. And it is answered. ‘Is anything too hard for Yahweh?’ Yahweh can do anything. The universality of this statement at this time is remarkable. Yahweh is seen as supreme and all powerful. ... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:1-15

Genesis 18:1-Ezra : . At the midday siesta Abraham suddenly becomes aware that three men are standing near his tent. That they appear with such mysterious suddenness does not, however, suggest their true character to him. He sees in them wayfarers, and treats them with prompt and generous hospitality. Addressing the leader, he proffers an invitation to rest and modest refreshment. He bids Sarah prepare cakes, kills a calf, procures soured milk and new milk, and sets this improvised meal, such... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 18:1-33

Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham.— In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources, one connecting Abraham with Hebron, the other with Beersheba and the Negeb. The former associates Abraham with Lot. (For details, see ICC.) On the interpretation to be placed on the figures of Abraham and the patriarchs, see the Introduction. The interest, which has hitherto been diffused... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 18:14

Is any thing too hard for the Lord? Heb. Hid from God? So the sense is: Though she laughed only in her heart, it is not unknown to me. Or rather, too wonderful for God to effect? Which best suits with the following words. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 18:9-15

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 18:9. In the tent.] In the women’s apartments. Genesis 18:10. I will certainly return unto thee.] Heb. Returning I will return. An emphatic form of affirmation. According to the time of life.] Heb. According to the living time. “A singularly ambiguous phrase, upon which a great variety of interpretations has been grafted. The most probable of these is that of the Persic version,—“According to the time of that which is born, or the birth, i.e., according to the time... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Genesis 18:13-14

DISCOURSE: 28SARAH REPROVED FOR HER UNBELIEFGenesis 18:13-14. And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 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.THERE is no time, no situation, no circumstance wherein We are not in danger of falling into sin. Whether we be in good company or in bad, we have need to be on our guard against... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 18:1-33

Chapter 18And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day ( Genesis 18:1 );And it can get awfully hot.And he lifted up his eyes and he looked, and, behold, there were three men who stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and he bowed himself down toward the ground, and he said, My Lord, Adonay, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: Let a little water, I... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 18:1-33

Genesis 18:1. The plains, or the oak, of Mamre, which became a far-famed place, because of Abraham’s intercourse with the heavenly guests. Genesis 18:2. Three men. The manners of the east, and the ancient rule of hospitality, are here exemplified. Strangers of rank and decency were often entertained as friends, while common travellers lodged in sheltered places of the streets. Genesis 19:2. Judges 19:18. These visitors were standing over against him. When a traveller visits an Indian... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 18:9-15

Genesis 18:9-15Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, Which am old?--The conflict between fear and faithI. THE THINGS PROMISED SO FAITH ARE DIFFICULT OF RELIEF. 1. It is necessary that faith should be thus tried by difficulty. 2. We must be cast entirely upon the word of God. II. FAITH MAY, FOR A WHILE, BE QUITE PARALYZED BY FEAR (Genesis 18:15). 1. In sincere souls this condition is only momentary. 2. To accept God at His word would save us from all foolish... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 18:14

Gen 18:14 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. Ver. 14. Is anything too hard for the Lord? ] He can do all things possible and honourable. He cannot lie, die, deny himself, for that implieth impotency. "He could do no mighty work" in his own country "because of their unbelief." Mar 6:5-6 He could not, because he would not. He can do more than he will, as "of stones raise up" churches, Mat... read more

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