The LORD says: 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?' The divine deliberation — shall I tell him? — is one of the most remarkable moments of divine-human intimacy in the Old Testament. The God of the universe pauses to consider whether Abraham should be consulted about his plans for Sodom. Amos 3:7 reflects on exactly this pattern: surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. John 15:15 records Jesus saying he no longer calls his disciples servants but friends, because he has made known everything he heard from his Father — the intimacy God considers here is the intimacy Jesus formalizes in the new covenant. The application: the posture of 'shall I hide this from Abraham?' is the posture of a God who wants to share his plans with those who walk with him. Are you walking closely enough that God would consider you in that category?

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