Dream Big | JJ Lane

When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

Genesis 18:16-17

Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.

Genesis 18:18

The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

Genesis 18:22

Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?

Genesis 18:23-28

“If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.” Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?” He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.” Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?”

Genesis 18:28-30

“I will not do it if I find thirty there.” Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?” He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.” Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.” When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

Genesis 18:30-33

Why is Abraham praying for the city in the first place?

Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,
and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.

Genesis 18:18

Why does Abraham stop the negotiations at 10?

Each of us is placed into a community to pray and sacrifice on its behalf.

From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.

Acts 17:26

Every saved person this side of heaven owes the gospel to every unsaved person this side of hell.

David Platt

We can pray and give expectantly because of the worthy sacrifice of Jesus.

Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.

Psalms 2:8