GENESIS FOR GEN Z

CHAPTER 18

So God decided to drop by and visit Abraham in the plains of Mamre while he was chilling by his tent in the peak heat. Abraham looked up and saw three dudes standing nearby. He sprinted over, all respectful, and hit the deck in front of them.

"Yo, if I'm on your good side," he said, "don't just ghost me, my dude. How 'bout I get you some water, you guys take a load off under this tree, and I'll grab you a snack? You've obviously come a long way." 

"Bet," they said. "Do what you gotta do."

Abraham booked it to Sarah, "Quick, whip up some fresh bread with the good flour!"

Then he bolted to the herd, picked out a prime calf, and handed it off to get cooked up ASAP. He served up dairy and veal under the tree and stood by like a waiter while they ate.

"Where's Sarah, your wife?" they asked. "In the tent," he replied.

One of them was like, "I'll swing by again when it's time, and Sarah's gonna have a son." Sarah was eavesdropping and heard this. Now, Abraham and Sarah were no spring chickens; Sarah was way past the age of having kids. So Sarah cracked up to herself, thinking, "Am I supposed to enjoy this miracle when I'm this old and my husband's no youngster either?"

God asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Does she think having a baby at her age is too wild for me? Got anything too wild for the Big Boss upstairs? I'm gonna swing by at the exact right time, and Sarah's gonna have a mini-me."

Sarah was like, "I didn't laugh," all scared. But He was like, "Yeah, you did lol."

The dudes got up and scoped out Sodom, with Abraham playing the good host, walking them out. The Big Guy was pondering, "Should I keep my plans from Abraham, or what? Since Abe's gonna be a big deal, blessing the whole world and all that jazz. I trust the guy. He's gonna make sure his fam follows the rules, keeping it 100, so I can do what I promised him."

The Lord was like, "Sodom and Gomorrah? Yeah, they're a mess, majorly messed up. I'm gonna check it out myself, see if it's as bad as the complaints I'm hearing."

The squad headed to Sodom, but Abe stayed put for a heart-to-heart with the Farmer. Abe stepped closer, "You gonna wipe out the good peeps along with the bad? What if there's 50 good ones? You gonna trash the place without sparing it for their sakes? Wouldn't be cool to treat the good and bad the same. You're the judge of everything, right? Gotta do what's right."

And God was like, "Alright, if I find 50 good ones, I'll save the whole spot for them."

Abe was humble, "Look, I'm just dust, but lemme chat with you. What if it's just 45 good people? You gonna demolish it over just five?" And God was like, "For 45, I won't do it."

Abe wasn't done, "How about 40?" And God was like, "Okay, for 40, I'll chill."

Abe pushed his luck, "Don't get mad, but what about 30?" And God was like, "Fine, for 30, I'll back off."

Abe kept going, "I'm really pushing it, but what about 20?" And God was, "Alright, for 20, I'll spare it."

Abe, one last time, "Please don't be mad, but what if there's 10?" And God was like, "Even for 10, I won't wipe it out."

Then the Lord bounced, and Abe went back to his crib.