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This page contains Call of Duty: World at War cheats list for XBOX 360 version. Now we have 34 cheats in our list, which includes 4 cheats codes, 7 unlockables, 3 easter eggs, 15 glitches, 5 secrets. We hope information that you'll find at this page help you in playing Call of Duty: World at War on XBOX 360 platform. If you didn't find needed cheats put request or ask question about this at special section of the game. Also you can subscribe on all new cheats that we'll find for you in the future!

by Marcusfenix22 Dec 16, 2008

There is an alien ray gun in Call of Duty, in the second level, Little Resistance. I am not sure if it works on PC or PS3, but it does work on 360. I will show you step by step how to get it. Just send a friend request to SNIPER J MAN 1. First of all, you must take out the reinforcements on the beachhead. Then, go all the way to the right and there should be a little puddle on the beachhead. Step in it. Then, go to the middle and there should be another. Step in that too. Then, go straight and down right near the water. Stay there a little, and you should hear mumbles and the ground shaking. There are lion statues, so go to them and grab it as you please. If you need to, just run back for more ammo. No, it doesn't have infinite ammo, it only has a capacity of 160, so use it wisely. One shot, KILL! I completely OWNED everyone in a competitive multiplayer match by like, 200,000 points! That's how I got the Blue Ribbon achievement. So, if you need help, send a friend request to SNIPER J MAN 1 over Xbox Live!

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Glitch - Zombie house secrets

by kingelite Feb 09, 2009

go to the where you can buy stachel grenades upstairs then stand about 3 meters away from them then sprint jump and hold crouch just when you nearlly land then turn facing away from the wall but dont move and if you have done it right there should be writing saying cant stand here.
zombies cant hurt you ps this really does work if you don't believe me look on you tube.

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Glitch - Easy Veteran Glitch

by cGub Jan 22, 2009

1. Go to Mission Select and select a mission on Veteran. 2. After the first checkpoint, save & quit. 3. Go back to Mission Select and choose the SAME mission, however change the difficuty to Recruit. 4. While the level is loading, you will see a white bar at the bottom of your screen. When the bar reaches around about 33%, eject the disc or return to the Xbox Live Dashboard. 5. Reload the game and select Resume. 6. You should now be playing the level on Veteran with Recruit AI.

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Glitch - Secret house on makin

by kingelite Feb 09, 2009

well on makin there is hut that you cant get into, what you have to do is climb onto the box in front of the window and jump onto the frame along the side of the house. then you crouch and make your way over to the window not closet to you but a bit further and face away from it, then you stay crouched and walk backwards then you should lay down and still be going backwards untill you fall through the window.
dont do this on xbox live do it in a private match because you could get band.

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Unlockable - If u want codes, gliches and mods...

by kkooty Apr 11, 2011

add me my name is kacper d dude to get all that stuff

Unlockable:How to unlock:
gliches and modsadd me
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Glitch - GO IN TANK

by deathdog54 Mar 01, 2010

On the level blowtorch And corkscrew go run the back of the Detroit lion tank and you will be in it then when it gets hit by mortar fire your stuck in the tank then have some one lay down not in the tank then the other person can only see your feet in the tank all you can do is spin

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Glitch - Outskirts glitch

by footymad09 Feb 27, 2009

Go to0 the building opposite to the Church so you go up there and there is no wall jump on the wall on your left and then press B and keep on tapping A

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Unlockable - How to get acheivment in 'Vendatta'.

by pokemonmasterjustin Apr 02, 2010

In 'Vendatta', there is one acheivment that some people find hard to get. So here's how to do it.
NOTE: You CANNOT reload at all until you take down the guards.

AcheivmentOnce you get to the part where you have to snipe the guards, shoot the one in THE FRONT of the yellow car first. Then shoot the guy that was talking to him. Now, here's when it gets tricky, you have to aim at BOTH of the guards BESIDES the car. When you have a pretty good aim at both the guards, fire. If both guards didn't go down, you have to start over. Same goes for the guards sitting on the stairs, aim at them both, and open fire. Now you should have one bullet left in your sniper, don't reload, and if you did you have to start over. Now, the guard and the dog start to appear, but DONT FIRE YET! Wait for the dog to come to you. Once the dog is close enough, knife it. Then, kill the last guard with your sniper. You should get an acheivment worth 15 gamerpoints.
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Code - Glitch 2 to 3 people needed DER RIESE

by Flicaflu Jun 24, 2011

First go to the teleporter room in the main back of the level then get 2 people to go in the basement go all the way to the end of the basement to the wall and put your back to the wall the third person needs to be above the basement he needs to put his back or side to the pole above the basement if you did this right there should be a barrier glitch.

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Glitch - Ray Gun in Little Resistance

by pokemonmasterjustin Oct 13, 2010

Once your boats have been destroyed by the Japanese, go straight to the beach. You should go a little to the right and see a little crater, jump in it. Then keep moving left and jump into another water crater, and then there will be one without water in it, Jump into that one too. Then all the way on the left side of the beach and jump into a huge crater filled with water ( it should be the forth and last crater you should jump into. ) WAIT IN THE CRATER FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS!!!! You should here a rumbling noise and then see four bear figures come out of the ground. If you go up to one of them, they will be holding a Ray Gun!

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Glitch - Nazi zombies der rise survial trick

by fatalkillingmad Apr 22, 2010

When you start you need to get kills but stop when you get 600 and buy a g and keep killing and then stop at round 4 and by the doors and stairs{works more with 2 players}when you get to the random box dont turn the power on yet when you get the bear in the box turn the power on then save up till you get 1250 and then buy the cat walk and when you get to 950 or more get a crawler and then use the box when you get all the good wep's in the box link all the telleporters and packapunch all your weps and after that get all the perks and then keep killing anywhere.I HOPE THIS HAS HELPED YOU A LOT.I WILL HAVE MORE GLITCHS SOON

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Secret - As many guns as you want on zombie verruckt. and shi no numa glitches and invincabilatey on zombie verruckt

by zomBkillR Aug 11, 2010

Verruckt gun glitches: have your partner down themself by the mystery box. open the mystery box and revive your partner half-way then start tapping X as fast as you can. when you get your gun revive partner all the way. cycle through your guns now you have 3 guns.have your partner down themself anywhere on the map. then buy bouncing betties. plant 1. ONLY 1.then walk up to your partner and plant a bouncing betty next to him/her. right after you plant it revive him/her and your guns are invisable. YOU CAN ONLY PRESS X AND B OR YOU RUIN THE GLITCH. then go buy any gun you want. cycle through your weapons. you have 3 guns.NOTE: YOU CAN DO THIS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. WARNING: VERY DANGEROUS ZOMBIES CAN KILL YOU DURING THIS. last glitch for weapons can solo this 1. buy bouncing betties PLANT ONLY 1. walk up to a perk drink, plant a bouncing betty in front of it then buy right away. your guns are invisable go buy a gun and cycle through your weapons. 3 guns.3 glitches for invincability i know for this map. on the side with the m1 garand/springfield go into room where zombies mainly come from. hold a grenade in the corner to the left of the door, dont get revived in the next round there is a black hole at the end of the room, crouch in front of that, then all zombies go into the corner that you died in. if you move left analog stick they all come and kill you. for other side with ghewer43 and kar98k, go to the room with the dentist chair with the hand in it, hold a grenade and blow yourself up in either doorway so you can see the kar98k, or the corner to the left of the door. dont get revived. then go into the corner that has the cabnet by the wall, crouch down leaning against cabnet, go back into corner between the cabnet and wall. then have your partner(if he/she wants to) to come by the barrier,crouch in the corner while your facing the barrier to the left,crouch down in that and they pile up in wherever you killed yourself. then in the kitchen kill yourself right in front of the table, then when you come back crouch in front of fast reload POSTER and they pile up in front of the table. if you get all your partners in the room behind quick reload drink they cant get hurt either.shi no numa: top 5 shi no numa glitches. SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE PATCHED BUT I KNOW THE FALLING HANGMAN 1 ISN'T. NOTE:YOU GET THE RANDOM WEAPONS BY OPENING THE BOX BUYING A PERK AND GETTING THE GUN WHILE DRINKING THE...

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Easter Egg - Dead man not dead

by blueray2000 May 10, 2010

In the mission vendetta you start off in a ple of dead ppl.
after you have followed tht bloke (Sgt. Reznov i think) and received the sniper go back to the dead boddies and there will be only one remaining.
if you look at the one remaining body in the face he will lift his head up and stare back! lol

p.s. only works AFTER you have picked up the sniper!!!

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Unlockable - Full list of Achievements

by kingviper37 Feb 09, 2009

There are 46 achievements with a total of 1000 gamerscore.

Unlockable:How to unlock:
Carlson's Raiders (10 gs)Complete 'Semper Fi' on any difficulty. (Solo only)
Stormed Peleliu (15 gs)Establish a beachhead on the island of Peleliu on any difficulty. (Solo only)
The Last Stand (20 gs)Survive the land and air conflict surrounding Okinawa on any difficulty. (Solo only)
Stabbed in the Heart (20 gs)Complete all missions on the Eastern Front on any difficulty setting. (Solo only)
Get Your Hands Dirty (30 gs)Complete 'Semper Fi' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
Saved Private Ryan (10 gs)Save the soldier before he burns to death. (Solo or co-op)
Bloody Peleliu (30 gs)Complete 'Little Resistance' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
Architect (30 gs)Complete 'Vendetta' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
Weapon of Mass Destruction (15 gs)Radio in a naval bombardment that kills at least 4 Japanese soldiers. (Solo or co-op)
No Safe Place (15 gs)Burn an enemy out of a tree with the flamethrower in 'Hard Landing' (Solo or co-op)
The Professional (15 gs)Shoot all of Amsel's henchmen, including their attack dog, without reloading. (Solo only)
The Sword Is Broken (30 gs)Complete 'Hard Landing' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
When It Rains, It Pours (30 gs)Complete 'Eviction' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
One Bad Gato (30 gs)Complete 'Black Cats' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
Firestarter (15 gs)Complete a mission using only the flamethrower. Melee, grenades & explosives are OK. (Solo or co-op)
Fearless (30 gs)Complete 'Relentless' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
The Sum of All Zeros (15 gs)Down 45 Japanese Zeros in 'Black Cats'. (Solo only)
Ruthless (15 gs)Kill 15 enemies while mounted on a tank in 'Ring of Steel'. (Solo or co-op)
Shot in the Dark (10 gs)Kill 10 enemies while the lights are out in the subway in 'Eviction'. (Solo or co-op)
Hell on Wheels (30 gs)Complete 'Blood and Iron' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
The Hammer Strikes (30 gs)Complete 'Their Land, Their Blood' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
Snake in the Grass (15 gs)Take out a Japanese soldier while he is lying in wait in the grass. (Solo or co-op)
Throw a Six and a Half (15 gs)On Hardened or Veteran difficulty, complete a level without dying. (Solo only)
War Hero (40 gs)Complete the game on any difficulty. (Solo only)
For the Motherland (30 gs)Complete 'Heart of the Reich' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
Gunslinger (15 gs)Assassinate General Amsel with a pistol shot. (Solo only)
Grave Robber (15...

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Easter Egg - Grenade Easter Egg

by Unregistered Aug 05, 2011

Okay I know this game might be old and this might not be that much of an easter egg.

In Zombies Der Riese, Do the Elevate your senses easter egg. When you look at the monkey bomb in the fire you will see a German grenade. If you have a Sniper rifle look at the grenade. You will see words on the grenade that reads "Vorberg Alch Sprengk or spreng Apsel Einsetzen" Translate that to English and It says "Vorberg Use Alch Busting Apple"

If I'm Spelling it wrong or You have a different out come let me know.

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Glitch - Der riese glich found 3 or 2 players needed

by kkooty Apr 21, 2011

when u start therse a door right of u buy that at round 4 then buy all the other doors turn power on then go to the fg on the wall then keep going backward and turn around there will be a room on ur left and in front there shal be a little pole in the cornor if u do ]ing this with 2 plays 1 play stand in the cornor if u doing it with 3 2 players stand there and u will see a door next to u the last player go stand on the other side of it u will see the zombies going to the the first door u brought WARNING all the zombies will kill u after 1 person goes out the glich the zombie try to kill u and 2 more things it dont work for dogs and it will stop working after round 16 hope that help

i found this with my mate i didnt copy

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Code - A good way to get to round 20 [and higher] der riese

by kkooty Apr 07, 2011

Well its easy realy first u need to keep urself in the starting room and stay there until dogs come when they come open the thompson room and buy the thompson kill the dogs and stay in the thompson room at round 7 open the stair and go buy a random box and turn power on then u stay there till round 9 then open the door that goes into the teleporter then u will see some stair go there and kill zombies then leave a crawler and go buy the random box keep buying it until teddy comes then it should up the stairs buy it every 1 round then buy juggernog go to the teleporter then look right theres a little exit go there and u will find a orange liquid in a jar without a lid aim at it and press x u should hear a noise if u do u upgraded the juggernog then keep upgradeing it like 15 times and kill the crawler and go to the stairs it should be round 11 or 12 so on round 13 make a crawler then u should have enogh money to use pack a punch link the teleporter and use pack a punch then go back and kill the crawler and then keep on doing it and then u should get to a high round if u good enogh hope that helped! :)

read my description!to get to high round
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Glitch - Unlimited guns on verruckt (sorry bout spelling)

by blueray2000 Jun 09, 2010

To achieve this glitch you need to turn on the power and have betties.
first you need to have any 2 guns
then when you have about 3000-4000 points depending on which perk and gun you want put one betty down so you have 1 remaining
next go to a perk machine (best to get double tap last and quick revive first) but before you buy it put your betty down
as you are putting the betty down you need to buy the perk and if it has worked you should have an empty hand
as long as you don't press Y the next gun you buy will be an extra gun
you can do this over and over until you have all the guns you want and if you have all perks down yourself and get someone to revive you and you will have all your guns still but no perks.

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Unlockable - Getting marksman achievement in vendetta

by GreyStorm Apr 13, 2010

To get the pistol you have to get one of the germans you fight to enter last stand and pull out his pistol take the pistol and carry on the the sniping point.then take out your sniper and kill the bodyguard.when amsel runs fire a little bit in front of him to hit might have to hit him more than once.

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Secret - Dogs in makin

by GreyStorm Apr 13, 2010

When the enemy call in dogs jump into the water,the dogs will not go into the water but will simply run off to chase someone else

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Glitch - Get out of nazi zombies shi no numa

by Unregistered Apr 13, 2010

Ok first u haf to get juggernog then go to fishing hut. U must save one running zombie and go inside the fishing hut. go into the little room. at the left of that barrier(make sure its repaired), move along the wall on the right side of the rope pile. U will find a corner. you must let the zombie get inside of you then u immediately jump repeatedly while trying to walk in the direction of out of the map. The zombie should hit you ontop of the barrier and if you keep jumping in the right direction, you will jump out of the map. ps: very difficult. probably 9 out of 10 for the difficulty of it. Hope this helps :)

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Glitch - Dog Proof

by xInsaneGamer10x Feb 06, 2010

This will help u not to be touchced by the dogs. On the map Dome where the Germans spawn go to yer left and there should be a corner with pieces of metal by it. IF the enemy gets dogs jst go to that spot u will not get hit.

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Unlockable - Multiplayer Perk Unlockables

by cGub Jan 20, 2009

Reach a certain level online

Bandolier --> Reach level 40

Bouncing Betty x 2 --> Reach level 24

Camouflage --> Reach level 12

Coaxial Machine Gun(vehicle) --> Reach level 40

Dead Silence --> Reach level 52

Double Tap --> Reach level 36

Fireproof --> Reach level 48

Iron Lungs --> Reach level 60

Juggernaut --> Reach level 4

Leadfoot(vehicle) --> Reach level 28

M2 Flamethrower --> Reach level 65

Martydom --> Reach level 20

Ordiance Training(vehicle) --> Reach level 12

Overkill --> Reach level 56

Primary Grenades x 2 --> Reach level 44

Reconnaissance --> Reach level 64

Second Chance --> Reach level 9

Shades --> Reach level 32

Sleight of Hand --> Reach level 28

Toss Back --> Reach level 6

.357 Magnum --> Reach level 49

Arisaka --> Reach level 4

BAR --> Reach level 4

Browning M1919 --> Reach level 61

Clan Tag --> Reach level 11

Colt M1911 --> Reach level 3

Custom Class Slot 10 --> Reach Prestige Level 10

Custom Class Slot 6 --> Reach Prestige Level 1

Custom Class Slot 7 --> Reach Prestige Level 2

Custom Class Slot 8 --> Reach Prestige Level 4

Custom Class Slot 9 --> Reach Prestige Level 7

Double-Barreled Shotgun --> Reach level 29

DP-28 --> Reach Rank 13

FG-42 --> Reach Rank 45

Gewehr 47 --> Reach Rank 6

Kar98K --> Reach Rank 41

M1 Garand --> Reach Rank 17

M1A1 Carbine --> Reach Rank 65

M2 Flamethrower --> Reach rank 65

MG-42 --> Reach Rank 33

Mosin-Nagant --> Reach Rank 21

MP-40 --> Reach Rank 10

Nambu --> Reach Rank 1

PPSh 41 --> Reach Rank 53

PTRS 41 --> Reach Rank 57

Springfield --> Reach Rank 3

STG-44 --> Reach Rank 37

SVT-40 --> Reach Rank 1

Thompson --> Reach Rank 1

Tokarev TT38 --> Reach Rank 21

Trench Gun --> Reach Rank 2

Type 100 --> Reach Rank 25

Type-99 --> Reach Rank 1

Walther P38 --> Reach Rank 2

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Unlockable - Unlock Veteran Mode

by megamanfreak123 Dec 05, 2008

Veteran mode becomes unlocked when you reach Level 32. This feature is a Co-Op mode with enemies that are harder to defeat

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Easter Egg - Ray Gun, perty cool

by Unregistered Apr 13, 2009

in the level "little resitance", do everything you are supposed to do until you get to the beach. starting at the far right side of the beach there are holes. as you make your way leftwards across the beach jump into each hole. once you're in the last hole stay in there. after a couple of seconds, the music will change and the screen will shake and you'll hear weird voices. after that these black stone cats come from the ground. each one, when you walk up to it, will have a hand sign on the screen. walk up right to the front of the cat and hold X untill your weapon changes to ray gun.

(p.S. swith you ray fun with pistol, that way you'll have a heavy gun and a pistol gun.)

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President’s Day weekend, Wissahickon Skating Club’s Bantam A and PeeWee A  hockey teams captured the Championship trophy from the teams from Merritton Athletic Association in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

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Chris Froome takes Tour de France lead with win in eighth stage

AX 3 DOMAINES, France -- Tour de France favorite Chris Froome overpowered his main rivals on the first tough mountain climb of the race Saturday and won the eighth stage to take the leader's yellow jersey.

The British rider finished second overall last year behind countryman Bradley Wiggins, but judging by this win it could be difficult to stop him going one better this time.

“I have to thank the team today. They did a great job and got me to the final climb, they are the ones who got me there,” Froome said. “It's the first (big) day for the overall classification. There's a long way to go until Paris. There are two weeks left but we want to keep the yellow jersey.”

The 28-year-old Froome attacked early into the stage's second big climb up to Ax 3 Domaines — and no one could follow him. His nearest challenger was teammate Richie Porte, who finished 51 seconds behind in second.

“We rode from the front and the team was absolutely perfect today, there was no need to stress,” Porte said. “I'm absolutely finished but it was an incredible day.”

Two-time Tour champion Alberto Contador lost ground, as did 2010 champion Andy Schleck and 2011 champion Cadel Evans.

Froome took the yellow jersey from South African cyclist Daryl Impey, his former training partner.

Contador was 1:45 behind Froome, Schleck trailed by 3:34 and the 36-year-old Evans was 4:13 back.

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“I wasn't expecting that much for today,” Froome said. “The time gaps were so big, that's quite something. We're in a really good position but we're going to have our work cut out for us, that's for sure.”

But given that Froome may attack again in Sunday's second tortuous Pyrenean climbs, he could be well on the way to victory by Monday's rest day.

“I think we're well poised,” Froome said. “We're going to have to fight for it but I'm confident in the team we have.”

The 195-kilometer (121-mile) trek started from Castres and stayed flat for a long time before ending with the two huge climbs.

The Col de Pailheres came first — a ferociously tough ascent for about nine miles at a gradient of eight percent — and then a shorter but even steeper ride to the finish at the ski resort of Ax 3 Domaines.

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana broke away to launch a brutal attack up Pailheres, and only Frenchman Pierre Roland initially followed him, but Porte led a chase to help Froome steadily gain ground on them.

Schleck, Evans and then Rolland were dropped with about 6 kilometers (4 miles) left to go up to Ax 3 Domaines as Contador desperately tried to stay on Porte's wheel.

Porte had tired Contador to the point that the Spaniard was even struggling to keep up with teammate Roman Kreuziger, so Froome decided it was time to attack.

He climbed with such blistering acceleration it almost looked like he was riding a time trial, blowing past Quintana and then overtaking Porte.

“Everyone knows that Quintana is very strong in the mountains and when he attacked in the first climb it was hard to catch him,” Froome said.

On another hot day well into the 30s Celsius (above 90 Fahrenheit), Impey struggled up Pailheres and soon dropped back to join a large group of stragglers.

Roland caught Quintana at the bottom of the final climb up to Ax 3 Domaines, while Froome was about 20 seconds behind with Sky driving from the front of the chasing pack.

That margin was soon eaten up as Froome zoomed to victory.

The 23-year-old Quintana, who finished in the same time as Contador, ended the day in the white jersey for the best young rider.

“It was a tough day, but I dreamt of something like this,” Quintana said through a translator. “I hoped I could win it, but the others were really strong. I really thought I could do it but I had no strength left at the end.”

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1 dead, 3 others wounded in separate shootings

1 dead, 3 others wounded in separate shootings

At least one person died and three others, including a 15-year-old boy, were injured in three separate evening shootings across the city, Chicago police said.

Daniel Green, 21, of the 7100 block of South Euclid Avenue, was the man killed, according to the Cook county medical examiner's office. He was shot in the head about 9:20 p.m. Sunday night in the 7800 block of South Constance Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood, police said.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer and was declared dead about 12:28 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office.

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Give Your Toddler A Wild Winter With Animal Print Coats

Animal prints in baby clothes are always fun, and during the winter they can really come alive. Fake fur coats and jackets bring out the wild animal in your little one, and keeps her warm and toasty no matter how chilly it gets. This winter, go wild with an animal inspired baby coat that you and your little one will love.

Giraffe print is a very popular animal print this year, with many celebrity toddlers being seen out and about in the unique look. A giraffe print fur coat is both warm and fun for toddlers to wear as the weather drops. Your toddler may stretch a little taller when she goes out in a fun giraffe coat.

Polar weather requires something extra warm, like a polar bear toddler coat. A soft, furry white coat is elegant and classic for toddlers to wear when they have to get out in the cold. Make it fun too, though, with cute bear ears on top of the hood. This so simple jacket is warm and cuddly, just like a toddler should be.

Leopard print baby coats are the most worn animal print, and for good reason. The simple spots are simple yet wild all at the same time. Almost any toddler would love a wild leopard inspired coat to wear this winter when the temperature drops.

What if your toddler is not into wild animals? A cute and sweet rabbit coat is just the thing to stay warm and show off her animal side. Your toddler can cuddle up and smile with a pair of big, floppy ears on top of her head. Who could resist a cuddly bunny when it begins to get cold outside?

Animal inspired coats are becoming wildly popular this winter, both because of their cuteness and their warmth. Don’t forget to add the equally warm and adorable baby hats, the puppy dog hats are a huge hit this year.

Sound fashion advice from Summer Minor of My Baby Clothes Boutique.

A mom to two girls and a baby boy, a writer and the publisher of Child Mode. As a lover of style and fashion, Nadia found her ‘niche’ and love of children’s clothing while searching for quality items for her family.

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Winnipeg Airport Named One of Manitoba’s Top Employers

The Winnipeg Airports Authority has been named one of Manitoba’s Top 25 Employers for 2013.

“We are proud to once again be named one of Manitoba’s Top 25 Employers,” said Barry Rempel, president and CEO of the WAA. “Our organization’s success can be directly related to focus on a vision to serve our stakeholders, embodying the corporate values of respect, integrity and service excellence.”

Other companies shortlisted include:

  1. Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Inc.
  2. Boeing Canada Operations Limited
  3. Canad Inns
  4. Cargill Limited
  5. Ceridian Canada Ltd.
  6. Civil Service Superannuation Board of Manitoba
  7. Manitoba Blue Cross
  8. Manitoba Hydro
  9. Manitoba Liquor Control Commission
  10. Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
  11. Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
  12. Manitoba, Government of
  13. Monsanto Canada Inc.
  14. New Flyer Industries Canada ULC
  15. Red River College
  16. Seven Oaks General Hospital
  17. St. John’s-Ravenscourt School
  18. St.Amant Inc.
  19. Standard Aero Limited
  20. True North Sports & Entertainment Limited
  21. University of Manitoba
  22. Université de Saint-Boniface
  23. Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.
  24. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  25. Workers’ Compensation Board of Manitoba


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Nehemiah 9 New International Version

Ezra's Confession of Israel's Sins

9 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. 2  Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors. 3  They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God.

4  Standing on the stairs of the Levites were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani and Kenani. They cried out with loud voices to the Lord their God. 5  And the Levites-Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah-said: "Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting.[1] " "Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. 6  You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. 7  "You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham. 8  You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous. 9  "You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea.[2] 10  You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name for yourself, which remains to this day. 11  You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters. 12  By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take. 13  "You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good. 14  You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses. 15  In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them. 16  "But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey your commands. 17  They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them, 18  even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, 'This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,' or when they committed awful blasphemies. 19  "Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take. 20  You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst. 21  For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen. 22  "You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon[3] king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan. 23  You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their parents to enter and possess. 24  Their children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased. 25  They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness. 26  "But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they turned their backs on your law. They killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies. 27  So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies. 28  "But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time. 29  "You warned them in order to turn them back to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, of which you said, 'The person who obeys them will live by them.' Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused to listen. 30  For many years you were patient with them. By your Spirit you warned them through your prophets. Yet they paid no attention, so you gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. 31  But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. 32  "Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes-the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. 33  In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly. 34  Our kings, our leaders, our priests and our ancestors did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep. 35  Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you or turn from their evil ways. 36  "But see, we are slaves today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces. 37  Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.

The People Covenant to Keep the Law

38  "In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their seals to it."[4]

[1] 9:5 Or "God for ever and ever"

[2] 9:9 Or "the Sea of Reeds"

[3] 9:22 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts "Sihon, that is, the country of the"

[4] 9:38 In Hebrew texts this verse (9:38) is numbered 10:1.

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Genesis 18 Bible Commentary

John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible

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Another appearance of God to Abraham is here recorded; three persons are seen by him in an human form, whom he kindly invites to stop with him, and generously entertains them, Genesis 18:1; they inquire concerning Sarah his wife, and one of them renews the promise of her bearing a son to him, which occasions laughter in her, for which she is reproved, Genesis 18:9; upon their departure the Lord thought fit, for reasons given, to make known to Abraham his intention to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Genesis 18:16; when Abraham intercedes for the preservation of those cities in a most importunate and affectionate manner, Genesis 18:23.

Verse 1. And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre,.... That is, to Abraham; and very likely this appearance of God was quickly after the affair of the circumcision, to show his approbation of his ready obedience to his command; and at this time he was in the plains, or at the oaks of Mamre, the oaken grove there, as has been observed on Genesis 13:18; and which seems to be the best rendering of the words, since in Genesis 18:4; mention is made of a tree to sit and stand under; and Abraham might choose this place for his habitation, because of the shadiness of it, in those hot countries:

and he sat in the tent door, in the heat of the day; partly to cool and refresh himself, and partly to observe if any passengers passed by, to invite them in; this being a time of day when such needed refreshment, and it was proper for them to lie by a while, and not proceed on their journey until it was cooler: or rather to or "near" the tent door, as Noldius {g}, or before it, without or under the shade of the tree, after mentioned.

{g} Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 13.

Verse 2. And he lifted up his eyes and looked,.... To see if he could observe any passengers coming that way:

and, lo, three men stood by him; having perhaps descended at once from heaven upon the spot near where Abraham sat; for these, whoever they were, appeared in an human form, and they were took by Abraham at first sight to be men, and as such he treated them: some have taken these to be the three divine Persons, as some of the ancients; of which opinion was Dr. Lightfoot, who expressly says {h}, "three months after this, (i.e. the institution of the circumcision,) the three Persons in the Trinity dine with Abraham, and foretell the birth of Isaac; again, the Son and the Holy Ghost go down to Sodom, but the first Person in the Trinity stayeth with Abraham" and elsewhere {i}, "the three Persons in the Trinity, in the shape of three men, appear to Abraham and dine with him, and eat the first flesh mentioned eaten in all the Scripture."

But to this may be objected, that the Father and the Holy Spirit are never said to appear in an human form, see John 5:37; or are ever called angels, as these are, Genesis 19:1; but they rather seem to be angels, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem call them, in the likeness of men, who were sent on three messages, as they suggest; one to bring the news of Sarah's bearing Isaac; the other to deliver Lot; and the third to overthrow Sodom and Gomorrah; which is a much better sense than that of Ben Gersom, who takes them to be three prophets, and mentions the names of two of them, Shem and Heber; for two of these are expressly called angels, Genesis 19:1; and the apostle seems to refer to this history, Hebrews 13:2; in the Talmud {k} they are said to be Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael: the truth of the matter seems to be this, that one of them was the son of God in an human form, that chiefly conversed with Abraham, and who rained from heaven brimstone on Sodom; and the other two were angels in the like form that accompanied him in that expedition:

and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door; for, though they are before said to stand "by him," it must be understood of their being near him, but at some little distance; and as soon as he saw them, he did not stay for their coming up to him, but, to show how ready he was to entertain them, he arises from his seat at the tent door and ran to meet them, and gave them an hearty welcome to what he would provide for them:

and bowed himself toward the ground; not in a way of religious adoration, for, had he took them for angels, be could not have done that, and he knew not as yet that one of them was Jehovah; but in a civil manner, as was the custom of those countries when in the presence of, or when they received? great personages, and such, by their look and habit, Abraham took these to be.

{h} Works, vol. 1. p. 13. {i} Ib. p. 695. {k} T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 37. 2.

Verse 3. And said, my Lord,.... He addressed himself to one of them who appeared to him to be the greatest and most honourable, either by the appearance of his countenance, or by his dress, or by the situation in which he was between the other two, and by their carriage and behaviour to him:

if now I have found favour in thy sight; signifying he should esteem it an honour done him, that he and his companions would vouchsafe to stop and refresh themselves:

pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant; they might seem, by some motion they made, as if they were going another way, and declined turning in to him.

Verse 4. Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet,.... Which was very refreshing to travellers in hot countries, who walked barefoot or in sandals; and this he proposes to be done by one of his servants, whose business it was, only desires they would give him leave to order it, 1 Samuel 25:41; and so it was usual in other countries, and in later times, for servants to fetch water to wash the hands and feet of guests {l}:

and rest yourselves under the tree; before the tent door, under which doubtless were seats to sit down upon, where they might rest their weary limbs; it is very probable this was an oak tree, and which, and a turpentine tree the ancient writers speak of, continued unto the times of Constantine, See Gill on "Ge 13:18"; and the Jewish writers say {m}, that now near the city (Hebron), between the vineyards, are the oaks of Mamre, where is the house of Abraham our father, on whom be peace, and the tree under which the angels ate, and the stone on which he (Abraham) sat when he was circumcised.

{l} "----- dant manibus famuli lymphas." --Virgil. Aeneid. l. 1. {m} Cippi Hebr. p. 9. Ed. Hottinger.

Verse 5. And I will fetch a morsel of bread,.... A piece or a loaf of bread, as De Dieu shows the word signifies; bread being put for all the necessaries of life:

and comfort ye your hearts; eat to refresh your spirits and renew your strength, that ye may be able to pursue your journey: and

after that ye shall pass on your way; I will retard you no longer:

for therefore are ye come to your servant; not that he thought they came this way on purpose to take some refreshment with him, but so it was ordered by the providence of God; and since it was, he desires that they would accept of his invitation:

and they said, so do as thou hast said; they agreed to it, that water should be fetched to wash their feet, and food for them to eat.

Verse 6. And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah,.... In order to acquaint her with his guests, and to give proper instructions for providing food for them; and this he hasted to do, being hearty in the entertainment of them, and that he might not keep them too long from their journey:

and said, to Sarah his wife,

make ready quickly three measures of fine meal; which was ready sifted from the bran, and was the finest flour that was in the house, and only wanted to be mixed and kneaded and made up into cakes; and he ordered three measures or seahs of them, each of which held more than our peck, and all three made an ephah or bushel, being willing to have enough, and to make a generous entertainment for them; this he enjoined Sarah to do, but not of herself, but by her maids, and no doubt, for quicker dispatch, she might assist herself, wherefore it follows:

knead [it], and make cakes upon the hearth; after the fine flour was made dough and kneaded, it was made into round cakes, and these were put upon an hearth made hot, and then covered with hot embers, by which means they were soon baked and fit to eat; this was done "upon hot stones" {n}; and a traveller {o} into those parts some years ago reports, that, passing through the deserts of Arabia, when they chose to eat new bread, instead of, or for want of biscuits, they made a paste of flour and water, and wrought it into broad cakes about the thickness of a finger, and put them in a hot place on the ground, heated on purpose by fire, and covered them with ashes and coals, and turned them several times until they were enough, and that these cakes were savoury and good to eat: some of the Arabians, he says: have in their tents stones or copper plates, made on purpose to bake them, and gives {p} an instance of a woman they met with in a country lying between Mesopotamia and Media, making such cakes for them in the same manner.

{n} Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 34. col. 328. {o} Rauwolff's Travels, par. 2. ch. 4. p. 120. {p} Ib. c. 9. p. 163.

Verse 7. And Abraham ran unto the herd,.... While Sarah and her maids were kneading the dough and making the cakes:

and fetched a calf tender and good; a fine fat calf, which was reckoned very delicious food, and much in use with the ancients {q} and generally made a part in any grand entertainment, and was accounted fit for a king, see 1 Samuel 28:24:

and gave [it] unto a young man: one of his servants, to kill and dress as soon as possible; Jarchi says this was Ishmael, whom he trained up to such service:

and he hasted to dress it; the young man made all the haste he could to get it ready, according to the orders of Abraham.

{q} autar egwn agelhyen elassav piona moscon --Orpheus de lapidibus, ver. 63.

Verse 8. And he took butter and milk,.... Jarchi says, it was the fat of the milk gathered from the top of it, he means cream, and is different both from butter and from milk: this was either Abraham himself, who took and brought these, as Sarah or her maidens might bring the cakes when baked; or else Abraham's young man, since it follows:

and the calf which he had dressed; either the whole of it, or some principal parts of it, reckoned the finest and choicest; though by what follows it seems to be Abraham himself, who may be said to dress the calf, it being done by his orders:

and set [it] before them; a table being placed under the tree, he set, or ordered to be set, all those provisions before the three men, to feed upon, the cakes and butter, the milk and fatted calf:

and he stood by them under the tree; not only to bid them welcome, but to minister to them; nor will this seem strange, or that the above several things were chiefly done by Abraham and Sarah, when it is observed that the greatest personages in the eastern countries, in early times, used to perform such services, and still do to this day, as a late traveller {r} informs us: "it is here (says he) no disgrace for persons of the highest character to busy themselves in what we should reckon menial employments; the greatest prince assists in the most laborious actions of husbandry; neither is he ashamed to fetch a lamb from his herd and kill it, while the princess his wife is impatient till she has prepared her fire and her kettle to seethe and dress it: the custom that still continues of walking either barefoot or with slippers requires the ancient compliment of bringing water upon the arrival of a stranger to wash his feet; and who is the person that presents himself first to do this office, and to give the "mar habbeh," or welcome, but the master of the family himself? who always distinguishes himself by being the most officious; and, after his entertainment is prepared, accounts it a breach of respect to sit down with his guests, but stands up all the time and serves them." All which serves greatly to illustrate this passage; and the same learned author observes, that in this manner we find Achilles and Patroclus employed, as described by Homer {s}, in providing an entertainment:

and they did eat; or seemed to eat, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi; though as they assumed bodies so animated as to be capable of talking and walking, why not of eating and drinking? and there must have been a consumption of food some way or other, or Abraham would have known they had not eaten: we read of angels' food, Psalm 78:25; our English poet had a notion of angels eating, and represents Eve providing a repast for the angel, which he owns to be no ungrateful food {t}.

{r} Dr. Shaw's Travels, p. 237, 238. Ed. 2. {s} Iliad. 9. ver. 205. {t} Milton's Paradise Lost, B. 5. ver. 412, &c.

Verse 9. And they said unto him, where [is] Sarah thy wife?.... One of them put the question; and so the Septuagint version renders it, "and he said unto him," the principal of them, whom Abraham at first addressed and called him "my Lord," and was no other than the Son of God in an human form; and various things in the context show him to be a divine Person, particularly his promise of return next year, and Sarah should have a son: and the question here put by him was not out of ignorance, for he who knew the name of Abraham's wife, knew where she was; but this was asked in order to lead on to say something more concerning her, and that, hearing her name, she might draw nearer and listen to what was said of her:

and he said, behold, in the tent; for in those times they dwelt in tents, and this was either the tent common to the family, or rather was Sarah's own tent, Genesis 24:67; Sarah was where she should be, in her own apartment, attending to the business of her family, and answered to the description the apostle gives of a good housewife, a keeper at home, Titus 2:5;

Verse 10. And he said,.... The same that put the question, Jehovah himself, as appears by what follows:

I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; not by a personal appearance as now, but by the fulfilment of his promise which he had before given to Abraham, that he should have a son by Sarah, and now renews it; and this would be about the same time in the next year, perhaps at the spring of the year, which may be called "a time of life," when all things revive, which in the winter season seem to be dead; a fit emblem this of the case and condition of Abraham and Sarah, both as they now were, and afterwards would be; for, though their bodies were as it were dead and unfit for generation, yet nature would revive in them again: unless it be understood of the whole time of the conception, quickening, and birth of an infant, at the usual time a woman goes with child, which is nine months, when the infant is a perfect living child. All the Targums paraphrase it, "in which ye shall be alive," safe and well, and so most of the Jewish commentators; as if it was a promise to Abraham and Sarah, that they should live to see the promise made good next given; but this seems not so agreeable as either of the former, see 2 Kings 4:16:

and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son; it was by degrees that this was made known to Abraham; first he was told he should have a son, but it was not said by whom he should have it; some years after that he is informed he should have a son by Sarah, but not when; but now it is revealed to him, that he should have one by her the next year;

and Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him; or, "and it was behind him" {u}; that is, the tent door was at the back of the person speaking; Sarah, hearing her name mentioned, got to the tent door to listen to what might be further said; and the place where she was, was behind the speaker, who stood between her and Abraham, with whom he was conversing; Abraham was before high, and Sarah behind him, so that he could not see her when she laughed, and yet he knew she did; and for the sake of that, this circumstance is remarked: both the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem paraphrase the clause, "and Ishmael stood behind it," the tent door; and the former adds, and hearkened to what the angel said.

{u} wyrxa awhw "et ipsum post eum," Montanus.

Verse 11. Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old, [and] well stricken in age,.... The one being ninety nine years of age, and the other eighty nine; and which is observed to make it the more surprising that they should have a son at such an age; and what follows still makes it more so:

[and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women; her monthly visitors had left her, so that she was unfit for conception, and there could be no hope of it in a natural way; though the philosopher {w} intimates, that there are some, that it is possible, may conceive without them.

{w} Aristot. Hist. Animal. l. 7. c. 2.

Verse 12. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself,.... Not for joy of a son, and as pleased with it, believing so it would be; but as disbelieving it, and perhaps deriding it, and confuting it with a laugh, which, though it did not appear in her countenance, was secretly in her heart:

saying, not with her mouth, but in her mind,

after I am waxed old, being almost ninety years of age,

shall I have pleasure? in conception, or rather in having a son, and in suckling and nursing him, and bringing him up; for in bearing and bringing forth is sorrow:

and my Lord being old also; which increased the difficulty and her unbelief: the Apostle Peter seems to have respect to this in 1 Peter 3:6.

Verse 13. And the Lord said unto Abraham,.... This discovers who the person was that had been conversing with Abraham, that he was a divine Person, as appears by his name "Jehovah," as well as by his knowledge of Sarah's behaviour; he did not turn himself to her, that it might be more manifest that it was not upon the sight of her he judged she laughed, but from his own omniscience; and he chose rather to speak to her husband than to her, appearing as a stranger, and that he might reprove her:

wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? suggesting there was no reason for it, and signifying his displeasure and indignation at it.

Verse 14. Is anything too hard for the Lord?.... Whose power is infinite; or "too wonderful" {x}, so wonderful and beyond all belief, that it can never be thought it will be done by him; and why then should it be thought incredible or impossible that Sarah should have a child, though she is old? Or, is "anything hidden from the Lord" {y}? Nothing can be, not Sarah's laughter.

At the time appointed will I return to thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son; which words are repeated not merely for the confirmation of Abraham's faith, which staggered not, but to remove Sarah's unbelief, and to encourage her faith in the divine promise.

{x} alpyh "nunquid mirabile vel mirificabitur," Munster, Piscator, Schmidt. {y} "Nunquid abscondetur," Pagninus, Cartwright; "an potest occultari," Junius & Tremellius, Fagius; so the Targum of Jonathan and Aben Ezra.

Verse 15. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not,.... Some render the words, "Sarah lied" {z}; and indeed it was no other than a lie, to say she did not laugh when she did; which she might be tempted to say in her confusion, partly because the back of the speaker was to her, and he could not see her, and partly because it was inward, and very little at least discoverable in her countenance:

for she was afraid; of the reproof of her husband; and of the charge of ill manners to a stranger; and especially as she had reason to believe that it was the Lord himself that had spoken these words, and therefore could gladly have excused herself, and wiped off the reproach:

and he said, nay, but thou didst laugh; it is not true what thou sayest, for thou didst certainly laugh; this he knew, being the omniscient God, notwithstanding, as he appeared as a man, his back was to her, and though her laughter was more internal than external.

{z} vxkt "mentita est," Drusius.

Verse 16. And the men rose up from thence,.... From their seats at Abraham's table under the tree, all three of them:

and looked toward Sodom; set their faces and steered their course that way, by which it appeared they intended to go thither: the Targum of Jonathan says, that he that brought the news to Sarah went up, to the highest heavens, and two of them looked toward Sodom; but it seems most likely, that, when the two went on their way to Sodom, the third stayed with Abraham:

and Abraham went with them, to bring them on the way; which was another piece of civility to strangers used in those early times, as well as in later ones, Acts 20:38.

Verse 17. And the Lord said,.... Either unto Abraham himself, so leading on to what he was about to make known to him; and without supposing this it will be difficult to account for Abraham's intercession for Sodom upon this: or to the two angels with him; not as consulting them whether he should or no do what he next suggests, but to give to them Abraham's just character, and the reasons of his using him in such a friendly manner: or it may be, to the other divine Persons, the Father and Spirit, one with the Son of God, and always present with him:

shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do? which he was about to do, namely, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: the Jewish writers {a} observe, that these cities were given in the grant of the whole land to Abraham, and therefore it was right to acquaint him with it first: but other and better reasons are given in the next words; Abraham was a friend of the Lord, and he had showed himself friendly to him, not only now, but heretofore, and therefore will treat him as his friend, by imparting his secrets to him.

{a} Targ. Jerus. & Jarchi in loc.

Verse 18. Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation,.... Which was fulfilled in the nation of Israel, so called, not so much for the largeness of the place they dwelt in, and the number of its inhabitants, as for the law of God that was given them, and the worship of God kept up among them; on account of which there was no nation so great, Deuteronomy 4:8;

and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him; in his seed, the Messiah, in whom some of all nations are blessed with all spiritual blessings. Now, since God had promised, and would do such great things for him and his, he judged it right and proper not to hide from him what he was about to do at Sodom, and the rather, as he had a near relation that dwelt there.

Verse 19. For I know him,.... Not only by his omniscience, but with a special knowledge, such as is accompanied with peculiar love and affection; and so Jarchi says, it is expressive of love. God loved Abraham, he was a peculiar favourite of his, and therefore he would reveal his secrets to him, see Amos 3:2; and he knew not only who he was, but what he was, a holy good man, made so by his own grace, and what he would do by the assistance of that grace, and particularly what follows:

that he will command his children, and his household after him; to serve and worship the Lord: not his own children only, but his servants also, all in his family; lay his injunctions on them, use his authority with them, give them all needful instructions, and take such methods with them as would tend to propagate and preserve the true religion after his death:

and they shall keep the way of the Lord; which he has prescribed to men, and directed them to walk in, even everything respecting instituted worship then revealed, and particularly,

to do justice and judgment; to attend to all the laws, statutes, and judgments of God; to do that which is just and right between man and man; not as a justifying righteousness, by which Abraham himself was not justified before God; but to show their regard to the will of God, in gratitude for favours received from him, and to glorify him, as well as for the good of their fellow creatures:

that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him: not only on Abraham personally, but upon his posterity, they walking in the ways of the Lord, according to his command and direction: the word "that" here rather signifies, as Vatablus rightly observes, the consequence than the cause, what would follow upon these things, rather than as procured by them; these being the way in which God designed to bestow them, though not for them.

Verse 20. And the Lord said,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, to the ministering angels, the two angels that were with him in the likeness of men; or to Abraham, at least in his hearing, by which he understood that Sodom and other cities were about to be destroyed for their sins:

because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great; either of Lot in it, whose righteous soul was vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked, and cried to heaven against them; or of the inhabitants that were oppressed by others, either in their bodies, being forced to submit to their unnatural usage of them, or in their estates, of which they wronged them; particularly the cry of the poor among them, whom they suffered to starve, though there were fulness of bread in the midst of them, see Ezekiel 16:49; the Jews {b} say, they appointed false judges, who oppressed all strangers that came to Sodom, and made a law, that whoever relieved a poor person should be burnt with fire: or the cry of their sins, which were many and great, and openly and impudently committed; the cry of which came into the ears of the Lord of hosts, and called for vengeance. Those two cities, which perhaps were the greatest and the most remarkable for their sins, are put for all the five cities of the plain, called Pentapolis.

And because their sin is very grievous; attended with very aggravated circumstances, they enjoyed great plenty of good things; and were not to be bore with, being so exceeding sinful, and so publicly and audaciously committed, especially that sin so frequent among them, which has its name from Sodom, see Genesis 13:13.

{b} Pirke Eliezer, c. 25.

Verse 21. I will go down now,.... The Son of God in an human form now with Abraham, who proposes to go from the place where he was, which perhaps was on higher ground, to the plain in which Sodom and Gomorrah stood; and whither it seems certain he did go down, after he had done talking with Abraham, see Genesis 19:24:

and see whether they have done altogether; committed all the sins, and in such manner, and with such circumstances as reported; or, "have made a full end" {c}, have tilled up the measure of their iniquities, and so are ripe for ruin:

according to the cry of it which is come unto me; this is spoken after the manner of men; for otherwise God saw all their wickedness, and knew full well the nature and circumstances of it, and how general it was; but this method he proposes to take, to show the justice of his proceedings, and to instruct judges, and set an example to them, not to condemn any without thoroughly examining their cause:

and if not, I will know: the reason of this cry, and what is proper to be done. The note of Aben Ezra is, "if they have so done (according to the cry) I will make a consumption among them (so he takes the sense of the word {d} we render "altogether"); but if not, "I will know," I will have mercy on them."

{c} hlk wve "fecerint consummationem," Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Vatablus, Drusius, Cocceius. {d} "Fecerint consumptionem," Piscator, Schmidt; so the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem.

Verse 22. And the men turned their faces from thence,.... From the place to which Abraham brought them on; these were only two of them, for the third continued with Abraham:

and went towards Sodom; and are the two angels said to come thither at evening, Genesis 19:1:

but Abraham stood yet before the Lord; before the third person, whom Abraham now began to know more clearly; he stood before him with all reverence and humility, to hear what he had further to say to him, as well as to say something to him himself; he stood "yet," he continued to stand after the departure of the two angels that were gone to Sodom. Onkelos and Jonathan paraphrase it, "he ministered in prayer before the Lord."

Verse 23. And Abraham drew near,.... To the Lord; he approached nearer to him, to have more close and intimate conversation with him on the subject of the destruction of Sodom, which he perceived, by what had been said, was like to be; he drew nigh to God in prayer; so the Targum of Jonathan, "and Abraham prayed and said;" he drew nigh with faith and freedom, and an holy boldness and confidence, and yet with great reverence of the divine Majesty, and in all humility, under a deep sense of his own meanness and unworthiness:

and said, wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? having in his mind righteous Lot, who dwelt in Sodom, whom he knew to be a just man, though he had departed from him, and was dwelling in such a wicked place; and he might charitably hope there were more in so large a city and in the parts adjacent, at least that were not so flagitious and abominably wicked as the greater part were, and who, in comparison of them, were sober and moral people.

Verse 24. Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city,.... Within the Pentapolis, which consisted of five cities; and so ten righteous persons are supposed to be in each, as Jarchi observes, agreeably to the Targum of Jonathan; "perhaps there may be fifty righteous persons in the city who pray before thee, ten for every city, answerable to the five cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Zoar:"

wilt thou also destroy, and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein? here Abraham becomes an advocate and intercessor for all the inhabitants of the place, even the wicked, that they might not be destroyed, but spared and be delivered from impending ruin, for the sake of the fifty righteous among them; before he seemed only concerned for the righteous, lest they should perish with the rest, and that some method might be found out and taken to distinguish them from them; but here he expresses himself in favour of the wicked also, that they might be spared, provided such a number of righteous ones was found among them.

Verse 25. That be far from thee to do after this manner,.... He represents it as a thing unbecoming the divine Majesty, and contrary to the nature and perfections of God,

to slay the righteous with the wicked; which is true of eternal punishment, but not of temporal calamities, in which the righteous are often involved with the wicked, though not for the same reasons, and under the same considerations, and for the same ends:

and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee; the one suffer as the other; that he judged was not agreeable to his divine Majesty; nor are they treated without any difference; what befalls the righteous is not for their sins, nor considered as a punishment for them, nor intended for their hurt, but for their good, as the issue of them proves; but it is the reverse with the wicked:

shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? meaning the Lord, to whom he drew nigh, and was praying to, and pleading with, even the Son of God in human form, who, as he made the world, was the Governor of it and Judge in it; and indeed, as Mediator, has all judgment committed to him, and is appointed to be Judge of quick and dead at the last day, and who does all things that are just and equitable in Providence now; for there is no unrighteousness in him, nor in any of ways and works, and who will judge righteous judgment hereafter. Though by "right" Abraham seems to mean, not strict rigorous justice, but a mixture of mercy with justice, even moderation and clemency; for such are used by earthly judges, with whom it is a maxim, "summum jus summa injuria" (i.e. extreme law, extreme injustice); and therefore Abraham argues, surely the supreme Judge of all the earth will show mercy, and in the midst of deserved wrath remember it, and not deal according to the rules of inexorable and inflexible justice; and to this sense the answer of the Lord inclines.

Verse 26. If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city,.... Sodom is particularly mentioned because Lot dwelt there, and being the metropolis, and the city of greatest note, as Jarchi observes, it is put for the rest; and the sense is, if fifty righteous persons could be found in all the five cities, mercy should be shown them:

then will I spare all the place for their sakes; not Sodom only, but the whole country, of which Sodom was the chief; the Lord takes up and agrees to the number Abraham pitched upon, and grants the request he makes.

Verse 27. And Abraham answered and said,.... In a very humble and modest manner, encouraged by the answer given him:

behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord; suggesting that it was bold and daring in him, and was what he was unfit for and unworthy of; or, "I have begun to speak" {e}; and since he had, he intimates, it would be a favour, and what he was undeserving of, might he be permitted to proceed; or, "I am desirous to speak" {f}; it is a pleasure to me, as well as an honour done me, to be permitted to speak unto the Lord, though I deserve it not,

which [am but] dust and ashes; whose original was out of the dust, and to which he would return, and was now a frail, feeble, mortal creature, mean and despicable, unworthy to speak to God; the disproportion between the speaker and the person spoken to was infinite; wherefore the most profound humility and self-abasement are necessary in a creature's approach to the divine Being.

{e} rbdl ytlawh "coepi, loquar," V. L. "loqui," Pagninus, Montanus; so Targum Jon. {f} "Gestio, volo, eupio," Vatablus; "cuperem alloqui," Junius & Tremellius; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra, and Ben Gersom.

Verse 28. Peradventure there should lack five of the fifty righteous,.... Or there should be but forty five; for Abraham perceived, by the Lord's answer, that there were not fifty righteous persons in the place:

wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack of] five? Abraham proceeds gradually in his requests, and does not ask too much at once, lest he should not succeed:

and he said, if l find there forty and five, I will not destroy [it]; that is, forty five righteous persons.

Verse 29. And he spake [unto him] yet again, and said,.... Being encouraged by such a gracious answer:

Peradventure there shall be forty found there; forty righteous persons; and, from preceding passages, it must be supplied, "wilt thou destroy and not spare the place for their sakes?"

and he said, I will not do [it] for forty's sake; but spare them for their sake.

Verse 30. And he said unto him, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak,.... He feared, through his importunity, he should be wearisome to him and incur his displeasure; this being often the case among men, especially when inferiors are soliciting their superiors, and, not content with one favour, are pressing for more:

Peradventure there shall thirty be found there; the abatement is larger than before; he only made an abatement of five at a time, now ten at once, and so he proceeds;

and he said, I will not do [it], if I find thirty there; not destroy the place for their sake.

Verse 31. And he said, behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord,.... See Gill on "Ge 18:27":

Peradventure there shall be twenty found there; wouldest thou destroy it, such a number being in it; or, wouldest thou spare it for their sakes?

and he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty's sake; if there were no more in it, I would spare it for their sake.

Verse 32. And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once,.... This should be the last request he should make on this account, and therefore he desired he might be heard without any marks of his displeasure;

Peradventure ten shall be found there: how would the place be dealt with then? would it be consumed or not?

and he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake; though no more righteous persons were found in it. Some of the Jewish writers say {g}, he ended at ten, because he supposed there were ten righteous persons in Lot's family, Lot and his wife, and their four daughters, and their four husbands; but they forgot that two of Lot's daughters were unmarried, and how many he had married is not known; ten they say make a congregation, and wherever there are ten righteous persons, a place is saved for their sakes.

{g} Bereshit Rabba, sect. 49. fol. 44. 3.

Verse 33. And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham,.... It is great and wonderful condescension for God to commune with a creature; it is an act of sovereignty how long he will continue to do so; communion with him always is not to be expected in this life; he communes for a while, and then leaves off and goes his way, see Jeremiah 14:8; the Son of God in an human form, as soon as he had done talking with Abraham, perhaps disappeared to him, and went his way to Sodom, for there we find him in the next chapter:

and Abraham returned unto his place; to his tent in the plains of Mamre, waiting to observe or hear what would be the issue and event of things respecting Sodom and Gomorrah.