Genesis 18

The King James Version, with what the brothers preached on each verse.

Genesis 18 read by Alexander Scourby, from his channel Scourby YouBible. It carries on into Genesis 19.

Verses with a small gold number are preached on in the sermons. Click the verse to see what the brothers said about it. Members can select any words to highlight verses and keep notes.

¹And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

10 sermons on Genesis 18:1

“When “God manifest in the flesh” came that day [Gen 18:1-8], she and Abraham ran and killed a calf and dressed it and fed Him.”
Faith of Abraham #3-1Lee Vayle, November 27, 1972
“The verses are in Gen 15:1, Gen 18:1-5, Gen 22:7-14, 20:1-7 compared with 2 Tim 2:13.”
Priorities #2 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 12, 1978
“Let's go back to Genesis 18:1-8.”
Ephesians # 2Lee Vayle, May 17, 1981
“We go back to Genesis 18:1-5.”
Why He is Here #1Lee Vayle, September 12, 1982
“Now, I hope you noticed that Genesis 18:25, is Genesis 18:1-2”
Why He is Here #5aLee Vayle, October 20, 1982
“Now let’s here go to Gen 18:1-3.”
Christmas Message 1983Lee Vayle, December 28, 1983

See all 10 sermons on Genesis 18:1

²And 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,

³And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

1 sermon on Genesis 18:3

“In other words, what is this man doing?”
The Prayer of Abraham (Part 3) -Lee Vayle, October 1966

⁴Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

⁵And 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.

⁶And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it , and make cakes upon the hearth.

⁷And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

⁸And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

⁹And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

3 sermons on Genesis 18:9

“Now, He went back to Genesis 18:9-15, where He speaks concerning Sarah, "Where is Sarah thy wife?"”
Why He is Here #2Lee Vayle, September 15, 1982
“Now also, in Gen 18:9-15.”
Covenants #9Lee Vayle, October 18, 1989
“Well we haven’t got time to read that, Gen 18:9-11.”
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 18Lee Vayle, February 23, 1992

¹⁰And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

1 sermon on Genesis 18:10

“And didn't God hold Abraham to Sarah and he having a son?”
Faith Series #2 (Because God Said So)Lee Vayle, October 18, 1965

¹¹Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

1 sermon on Genesis 18:11

“Now, let’s go back to the actual history in Genesis 18:11-14, we might as well because we’ve always got to look back in the sacred page, to see where it came from.”
Mother' DayLee Vayle, May 10, 1981. Names it 2 times.

¹²Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

4 sermons on Genesis 18:12

“And the Word in the Hebrew pleasure means; 'sexual, pleasurable intercourse'.”
Titles of Godhead FulfilledLee Vayle, May 2, 1976
"Whoop up the band Bro. Vayle.
Ephesians # 4Lee Vayle, May 24, 1981
“Now notice, we go to Genesis 18:12.”
Day of the Lord - Master Husband # 2Lee Vayle, June 12, 1983
“They were incapable of the act even.”
Faith Series #9 God is a Good GodLee Vayle, 1966

¹³And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

1 sermon on Genesis 18:13

¹⁴Is 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.

1 sermon on Genesis 18:14

“All right, that makes all the other sons, no sons.”
IdentificationLee Vayle, February 19, 1968

¹⁵Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

¹⁶And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

1 sermon on Genesis 18:16

“And we'll go to Genesis 18:16-22 to begin with.”
Investigating Judgment #1Lee Vayle, February 20, 1983

¹⁷And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

9 sermons on Genesis 18:17

“Genesis 18:17”
Mechanics and DynamicsLee Vayle, September 6, 1981
“God, Elohim as in Gen 18:17-23, 25.”
Why He is Here #6Lee Vayle, November 7, 1982
“And we have to do that because Gen. 18:17-25 and 32 are a repeat, that is rather to say they’re a type of what is happening in this day.”
Why He is Here #6bLee Vayle, November 17, 1982. Names it 2 times.
“So God comes as in Gen 18:17-23 because He says, “As it was in the days of Noah.””
Judge & BrideLee Vayle, November 25, 1982
“And we're friends of God.”
The Day of the Master #1 3183Lee Vayle, June 5, 1983
“Genesis 18:17, now let's look there.”
Events Made Clear by Prophecy # 6Lee Vayle, August 3, 1985

See all 9 sermons on Genesis 18:17

¹⁸Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

1 sermon on Genesis 18:18

“Gen 18:18, Gen 22:18, 26:4, “I will make you a father of nations,” right down the line, and then He says in Christ, “In thee shall the Gentiles trust.””
Various Subjects # 1Lee Vayle, September 5, 1998

¹⁹For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD , to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

1 sermon on Genesis 18:19

“In Gen 18:19 we've got God in a theophany coming to Abraham with two angels.”
Questions & Answers #2 4991Lee Vayle, September 29, 1991

²⁰And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

2 sermons on Genesis 18:20

“So, we go to Gen 18:20-21.”
Son of Man_ Pillar of FireLee Vayle, September 11, 1983
“Okay, let’s go back to Genesis 18 then, Gen 18:20-21.”
Christ Revealed in His Word #4Lee Vayle, June 11, 1986

²¹I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

3 sermons on Genesis 18:21

“Go back to Genesis 18:21, and he said:”
Investigating Judgment #1Lee Vayle, February 20, 1983. Names it 2 times.
“And we were looking at the Word here back in Genesis 18:21, is what we'll look at.”
Investigating Judgment #2Lee Vayle, February 23, 1983
“Genesis 18:21-22”
The Rapture #1Lee Vayle, 1967

²²And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD .

²³And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

6 sermons on Genesis 18:23

“All right, listen, Genesis 18:23-33.”
Is The Bride Going Through The TribulationLee Vayle, July 14, 1977
“Now, I won't take time to read It, but you go back... let's go back to Gen 18:23-25, we've got time for a couple verses, you can see what I'm trying to bring to you.”
Presence #16 - NLV.Lee Vayle, October 3, 1981
“Now, remember Genesis 18:23-25 said, “Will you destroy the righteous with the wicked?””
Why He is Here #5bLee Vayle, April 1, 1984
“Now, notice in Genesis over here, in Gen 18:23:”
Blessing and CursingLee Vayle, March 24, 1991
“This is Heb 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever,” as revealed in Gen 18:23.”
Spoken Word Is Original Seed BK1 #16Lee Vayle, March 24, 1993. Names it 3 times.

²⁴Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

²⁵That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

15 sermons on Genesis 18:25

“Amen!”
Adoption (Macon GA)Lee Vayle, December 31, 1971
“Notice his utter faith, back here in Genesis 18:25.”
Is The Bride Going Through The TribulationLee Vayle, July 14, 1977
“Will the righteous perish with the wicked?”
Providence of GodLee Vayle, July 15, 1979
“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh…no, no, no, no.”
There is a Real BodyLee Vayle, November 30, 1979
“And who said that?”
None Will PerishLee Vayle, December 2, 1979
“Notice, Genesis 18:25, and compare It with Malachi 4:1-3.”
Why He is Here #5aLee Vayle, October 20, 1982. Names it 2 times.

See all 15 sermons on Genesis 18:25

²⁶And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

²⁷And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

²⁸Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it .

²⁹And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.

³⁰And he said unto him , Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it , if I find thirty there.

³¹And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.

³²And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

³³And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

1 sermon on Genesis 18:33

“Let’s go back to Gen 18:33.”
Who Is This Melchisedec #25Lee Vayle, November 9, 1988. Names it 2 times.

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