BRAGADAYJAH 51

Well then Abraham was given an opportunity to look closely inside the heart of God; and he not only took it; but tried to make the best use of it. So God answered Abraham’s first two challenges. No he would wouldn’t destroy Sodom if fifty righteous were found; neither would he destroy it if forty five were found.. So Abraham asked a third time, “would you destroy it if forty were found there? And again God said no; so now Abraham decided to lower his asking figure by ten, that is to say to thirty; but the Lord said not for thirty. What about twenty, Abraham enquired; and again the Lord said Nay, not for twenty. And when Abraham went down to ten, the Lord said, not for ten. At this point, it must have occurred to Abraham the futility of saving Sodom on the basis of there being ten righteous dwelling there. Indeed it must have occurred to him that if in that great twin city there were not ten righteous to be found, then the odds were there were not five, not one, not any; so Abraham ceased his questioning. It would be a fair inference to say that clearly at that stage the lights of realization went on, and Abraham saw the light clearly. Since God had said he was going to destroy the city, God would have already known that there were no righteousness to be found therein, hence His already made decision to destroy it. So God turned and went away from Abraham, and Abraham, doubtless with a very heavy heart, returned unto his tent. More