וירא אליו ה' באלוני ממרא והוא שב פתח האוהל כחום היום.
Now Hashem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent when the day was hot.
ישב: ישב כתיב, בקש לעמוד, אמר לו הקב"ה שב ואני אעמוד, ואתה סימן לבניך, שעתיד אני להתיצב בעדת הדיינין והן יושבין, שנאמר (תהלים פב א) א-להים נצב בעדת אל:
was sitting: It is written יֹשַׁב [without a “vav,” and may therefore be read: “he sat”]. He wished to stand. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, “Sit and I will stand, and you will be a sign for your children that I am destined to stand in the congregation of the judges, and they will sit,” as it is said (Ps. 82: 1): “God stands in the Divine assembly.” - [from Breishis. Rabbah 48:7]
This Rashi is כולו מקשה אחת - totally difficult!
What is the difference between ישב being written "vav-less" or with a vav?
What is the significance of Avraham sitting and Hashem standing?
What has this to do with the Sanhedrin sitting???
