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The cry that reached Heaven: Part 2

This article is the second installment of a series. The other parts can be found here:
Part 1: The cry that reached Heaven: Part 1
Part 3: The cry that reached Heaven: Part 3

The word cry is defined in Hebrew as:
H2201
זְעָקָה    זַעַק
za‛aq    ze‛âqâh
zah’-ak, zeh-aw-kaw’
(Feminine): from H2199; a shriek or outcry: – cry (-ing).

From the root word:
H2199
זָעַק
zâ‛aq
zaw-ak’

A primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly: – assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

In the Ancient Hebrew it means “outcry.”

When the girl cried out nobody cared about her anguish and pain but her cry was heard by the Father in heaven. She lost her life but her death was the caveat that permeated through the layers of heavens and reached the ears of the Father. 

This cry was the turning point for these cities.  In their abundance of food and goods they relished in sinning, they purposely not helped the poor and needy and wouldn’t allow anybody else to help.  They went the extra step to inflict pain, and unusual punishment to bring about cruelty and death.  This cry was the last chance for these five cities before Judgment was declared.   

Oh my we then read in Genesis (in Hebrew Bereshit):

Gen 18:1  And יהוה (God) appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ, while he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.

Gen 18:2  So he lifted his eyes and looked, and saw three men standing opposite him. And when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,

Gen 18:3  and said, “יהוה, if I have now found favour in Your eyes, please do not pass Your servant by.

Verses 4 through 15 will be discussed at a later time.

Gen 18:16  And the men rose up from there and looked toward Seḏom, and Aḇraham went with them to send them away.

Gen 18:17  And יהוה said, “Shall I hide from Aḇraham what I am doing,

Gen 18:18  since Aḇraham is certainly going to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Absolutely, amazing!  The Father of heaven, the Creator and the Spirit shared with Abraham what was going to take place.  This is an all inclusive relationship.  The Almighty letting Abraham in on His plans.  Look at this next verse:

Gen 18:19  “For I have known him, so that he commands his children and his household after him, to guard the way of יהוה, to do righteousness and right-ruling, so that יהוה brings to Aḇraham what He has spoken to him.”

Known him?  This implies relationship, somewhere mercy had been declared.  But when was this relationship established between Abrahan and יהוה (God)?  Exciting, we see in

Genesis 17:

When he was still Abram:

Gen 17:1  And it came to be when Aḇram was ninety-nine years old, that יהוה appeared to Aḇram and said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai – walk before Me and be perfect1. Footnote: 1Messiah gives the same command in Mt. 5:48.

Gen 17:2  “And I give My covenant between Me and you, and shall greatly increase you.”

Gen 17:3  And Aḇram fell on his face, and Elohim spoke with him, saying,

Gen 17:4  “As for Me, look, My covenant is with you, and you shall become a father of many nations.

Gen 17:5  “And no longer is your name called Aḇram, but your name shall be Aḇraham, because I shall make you a father of many nations.

Gen 17:6  “And I shall make you bear fruit exceedingly, and make nations of you, and sovereigns shall come from you.

Gen 17:7  “And I shall establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be Elohim to you and your seed after you.

Gen 17:8  “And I shall give to you and your seed after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Kenaʽan, as an everlasting possession. And I shall be their Elohim.”

Gen 17:9  And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for you, guard My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

Abram’s (exalted father) name was changed to Abraham (father of a multitude).  When you look at it in Hebrew you see that the Hebrew letter Hey (Spirit) was added, in so doing we see that now the Spirit is involved the direct result of the covenant (agreement between Abram and the Father in Heaven.  Halleluyah!!!!!!

Gen 18:20  And יהוה said, “Because the outcry against Seḏom and Amorah is great, and because their sin is very heavy,

Gen 18:21  “I am going down now to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me, and if not, I know.”

Gen 18:22  So the men turned away from there and went toward Seḏom, but יהוה still stood before Aḇraham.

A merciful Father allowing Abraham to intervene and intercede for mercy on behalf of these five cities and here’s the most awesome part of this is that the Father heard Abraham and honored his intercession.

Gen 18:23  And Aḇraham drew near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wrong?

Did you catch this?  Abraham drew near.  We see this in another scripture:

Jas 4:8  Draw near to Elohim and He shall draw near to you. Cleanse hands, sinners. And cleanse the hearts, you double-minded! 

Action, the Father moves in the realm of action………Prayer is action………..

Gen 18:24  “Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city, would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?

Gen 18:25  “Far be it from You to act in this way, to slay the righteous with the wrong, so that the righteous should be as the wrong. Far be it from You! Does the Judge of all the earth not do right?”

Gen 18:26  And יהוה said, “If I find in Seḏom fifty righteous within the city, then I shall spare all the place for their sakes.”

Gen 18:27  And Aḇraham answered and said, “Look, please, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to יהוה,

Gen 18:28  “Suppose there are five less than the fifty righteous, would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?” And He said, “If I find there forty-five, I do not destroy it.”

Gen 18:29  And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there are found forty?” And He said, “I would not do it for the sake of forty.”

Gen 18:30  And he said, “Let not יהוה be displeased, and let me speak: Suppose there are found thirty?” And He said, “I would not do it if I find thirty there.”

Gen 18:31  And he said, “Look, please, I have taken it upon myself to speak to יהוה: Suppose there are found twenty?” And He said, “I would not destroy it for the sake of twenty.”

Gen 18:32  And he said, “Let not יהוה be displeased, and let me speak only this time: Suppose there are found ten?” And He said, “I would not destroy it for the sake of ten.”

Gen 18:33  Then יהוה went away as soon as He had ended speaking to Aḇraham. And Aḇraham returned to his place.

The Father was merciful even in the midst of Judgment.   His covenant with Abraham made a way for one last chance, for the salvation of these five cities unbeknownst to them.  He allowed Abraham to know His plans (sounds familiar) extended mercy and heard Abraham’s plead. 

The power of having a relationship with our Heavenly Father, the benefits it brings; the mercy it extends.  The power of prayer is amazing.  Prayer………………….

The Scriptures Bible:

Psa 18:6  In my distress I called upon יהוה, And to my Elohim I cried; He heard my voice from His Hĕḵal, And my cry went before Him, into His ears.

King James Version:

Psa 18:6  In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

More to come.  Blessings to all!

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Gloria, a believer of the most high; blessed with the opportunity to read and study the Bible (the Holy Scriptures). Has had the blessing of sharing the Word with friends over a cup of coffee for years. She wants to extend that invitation to you. Please join her for such a time as this, a time to enjoy the scriptures over a cup of coffee.

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