[Avodah] What was the point of Avrahams tefilla/debate with Hashem about Sdom?

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 11/02/2015 04:14 AM, Marty Bluke wrote:
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> Tefilla is making logical arguments to Hashem as to why he is doing
> the wrong thing? Does it make any sense to make logical arguments to
> an omniscient perfect god?

Moshe Rabbenu did the same thing.  So clearly this is a proper mode
of tefillah, and any model that doesn't account for it is defective.


>  in no circumstances does Hashem change his mind.

"Vayinachem Hashem".

If you like you can see it this way: There are different aspects to
His decisions, and sometimes we time-bound creatures perceive one of
them "first" and another "next".

-- 
Zev Sero               All around myself I will wave the green willow
zev at sero.name          The myrtle and the palm and the citron for a week
                And if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm doing that
                I'll say "It's a Jewish thing; if you have a few minutes
                I'll explain it to you".