Abraham Pleads for Sodom

Abraham, the aged patriarch, stands with lifted hands in earnest conversation with a robed divine visitor. The scene portrays Abraham’s intercession after the promise to Sarah, when he approached the Lord with reverent boldness and pleaded for the righteous within Sodom. His raised palms express humility, urgency, and covenant trust, while the attentive figure before him reflects the solemn weight of divine judgment and mercy. In Genesis 18, Abraham asks whether the Judge of all the earth will spare the city for the sake of a remnant, revealing a profound biblical theme: God’s justice is never detached from mercy, and faithful prayer may stand in the gap for others. This artwork is well suited for teaching on intercession, righteousness, judgment, mercy, prayer, and the Abraham narrative.