“For 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.”
God continues the reason: 'I have chosen him so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just.' The reason God tells Abraham about Sodom is the same reason God chose Abraham in the first place: so that he would teach righteousness and justice to the next generation. The knowledge of God's plans is not given for spectacle but for formation — Abraham learning about God's justice in Sodom is part of Abraham being equipped to teach the way of the LORD to his household. Deuteronomy 6:6–7 gives the same commission: teach these commandments to your children. Ephesians 6:4 calls fathers to bring children up in the training and instruction of the Lord. The application: the reason God tells you things is so that you can teach them. What has God shown you that you are not yet passing on to the people in your household?
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