Bible Strands
Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks while Abraham walks with the departing visitors who are surveying Sodom.
The words — The Hebrew root כ־ס־ה (koseh) means concealing, paired with עֹשֶׂה (oseh) for doing, forming a rhetorical question about withholding action from Abraham.
The thread — This pattern of divine disclosure appears in Psalms 25:14, Amos 3:7, and John 15:15.
Why it lands — The text records God asking whether He should conceal His plans from Abraham, establishing a precedent of voluntary disclosure before execution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Cross-references
- Psalms 25:14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
- Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
- Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- James 2:23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
- 2 Kings 4:27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:7 Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?