1 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, 3 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 (Genesis 18:1-5).
This is a curious scene. First it is the Lord that appears and with Him three men. These men are clearly, from later context, angels. Abraham welcomes them all and submitted himself to them. This deference to them will be in stark contrast to what we see in later verses by the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham humbled himself before the Lord and His angels.
This is a curious scene. First it is the Lord that appears and with Him three men. These men are clearly, from later context, angels. Abraham welcomes them all and submitted himself to them. This deference to them will be in stark contrast to what we see in later verses by the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham humbled himself before the Lord and His angels.
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