The Lord Himself visited Abraham in a most unusual way. In the middle of the day He came with two other people who are probably angels. The two men with the Lord were not called angels, they were called men, yet we can be confident that they were angels. How do we know they were angels? In the middle of the chapter, as the Lord stayed with Abraham, the two men left for Lot's home city Sodom. A short time later, 2 angels visited Job and his family.
In the first part of their journey, the 2 angels ate and drank what was set before them by Abraham and Sarah. After they ate the angels and the Lord together delivered a message for Abraham as his wife listened from inside the tent, the message was that that even though his wife was very old, she would become pregnant and give birth to a son.
After the pronouncement the Lord and the 2 men left to go to Sodom, but then before they all parted the Lord turned to the two men with him for counsel, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?" Thus the angels served as counselors for the Lord. The Lord turned to them for suggestions.
While the Lord continued to talk with Abraham, the angels moved on to Sodom where they were invited into the home of Lot.
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