Seeing a neighbor in need and having the ability to help with that need and refusing to do so is showing malicious hatred (Luke 10:3037, 1 John 3:1519). And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Jesus said that in the days leading up to His Revelation in glory, it would be just like "the days of Lot". To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah. Then you may rise up early and go on your way. They said, No; we will spend the night in the town square. But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. Publication date: Jan 10, 2023. [4] The latest estimate for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is about 2070 B.C. They had seen him worship God with Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17-20) and refuse to financially benefit from Sodoms riches (Genesis 14:21-24). The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. Bring them out to us, that we may know them.. They highlight the phrase, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy in Ezekiel 16:49 but completely fail to address Ezekiel 16:50: And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit. The Hebrew word towebah is most often used in the O.T. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth and said, My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near. I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. Bring them out to us, that we may know them.. He explains that the sin of Sodom was that thy sister, Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. P Labs Notice the wording of this passage in Genesis 19:49,3 they wanted Lot to offer them the men (angels in the form of men) as sexual playthings. OpenBible.info This is alluded to in comparisons with Israel when it was deep in sin. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. It says nothing about loving gay relationships, and actually condemns the sort But as mentioned above, much of this is based on reading Ezekiel 16:49 in isolation (neglecting the rest of the Bible) and comparing Genesis 19 with other ancient Middle Eastern cultures, ancient Greek cultic prostitution, and even modern Middle Eastern countries. Here is a biblical narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as what Jesus said about it. Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. WebThen the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the One such example is listed below: Another recent hypothesis about the main sin of Sodom (and one which is often taught in concert with the rape hypothesis) is the lack of hospitality position. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.. WebThe grievous sins of Sodom, Gomorrah (and surrounding area), which included same-gender sex, cried out for God's judgment. And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. Matthew 10:15 says, Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that city. This verse is a reference to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. They were a prideful people and delighted in cruelty and neglected any form of social justice. And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.. Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality. WebSamaria is the oldest, Sodom the middle, and the youngest is Jerusalem. If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter; Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. And the Lord said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.. Suppose ten are found there. He answered, For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.. R Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Thus they separated from each other. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. Lot is told to flee with his followers in the middle of the night and is warned that his wife will suffer the same fate as the rest of his followers in the morning. TopicalBible Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! WebAs in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah (Luke 17:28-30) Jesus is coming SOON! Bring them out to us, that we may know them.. If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. Therefore, the reference to their wickedness and ordained destruction by God beforehand (in Genesis 13:13 and 18:20) is entirely appropriate, because it was sexual sin (in this case homosexuality) which God considered grievous or grave, then later condemned and destroyed Sodom (and the other cities of the plain) for. For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands were wrung for her. says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. Z. Woe to them! They were haughty and did an abomination before me. WebSodom and Gomorrah was not about being gay. For those who uphold biblical inerrancy and authority, the answer is obviousyes! The men of the town did not love. If we are sinning against God or other people when we refuse forgiveness, then there is no hope for us in this life or the next one because it shows that we are not following Gods example of love and forgiveness (Luke 6:36). Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways. K If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah. So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. While their sexual sins again were highlighted in Genesis 19, the real object of their sin is revealed in the pre-destruction polemic against them several chapters earlier: But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD (Genesis 13:13; cf. The men of Sodom wanted to rape Lots visitors; he offered his virgin daughters to them instead but they rejected this offer (Genesis 19:8-9). Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! Jeremiah 49:18 When Jesus used the word bearable, it means that there would be less punishment because the people of those cities were wicked, but there is another reason why God had mercy upon them. The people of Sodom ignored all of these things, and rather than be forewarned by them and repent, they continued sinning. B But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. TopicalBible They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. The people of Nineveh were also wicked (Jonah 1:2) and violent (Jonah 3:8) and yet they were spared because they repented of their evil ways and called on God for forgiveness (Jonah 3:10). (Luke 17:26-30). T When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth and said, O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. And the reason for doing so is usually apparent rather quickly. WebW. A negotiation between Abraham and God appears to take place on behalf of the righteous people of both cities. Y The Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do. Jesus did not say that when people die they become angels, which they do not, nor that we will be like angels in every respect, which we will not. v23-29 Lot and his wife and two daughters flee to the town of Zoar, Sodom & Gomorrah & its valley are destroyed, and Lots wife looks back and becomes a pillar of A third and fourth sin explanation has gained popularity in recent years, primarily in liberal Christian scholarship, but it is not deduced from an exegetical reading of Scripture. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. C F. Albright states that the dates of pottery in the location where Sodom is believed to have exited ranges from 2300 to 1900 B.C. You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God. In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. What did Jesus say about Sodom and Gomorrah? Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. As I live, declares the Lord God, your sister Sodom and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done. Did Jesus say anything about Sodom and Gomorrah? God tells Abraham in the book of Genesis that Sodom and Gomorrah will be destroyed because of their terrible sins (Genesis 18:20). But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. If not, I will know. The men turned away and went toward Sodom.The two arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. The narrative in that chapter makes this claim a weak one. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Psalm 51:4). Reply . I just wanted to say Have a Blessed day and remember that Jesus loves you. WebAs when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. Volumes 1 & 2. So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah appears in Genesis 19:129. Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. Help us share the truth of Gods Word and the gospel! Terms of Service apply. In that chapter, Simeon and Levi killed all the men of Shechem because of the rape of their sister Dinah. But on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all. This story is a story about loving your neighbor, plain and simple. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; And if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lotthey were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. WebSamaria is the oldest, Sodom the middle, and the youngest is Jerusalem. Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! There is a heavy downpour of stones that destroys the cities. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.. D (See verses 28-29). Now we will deal worse with you than with them. Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! If by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city. But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting. The Bible is not contradicting itself when it states that Sodom and Gomorrahs sin was sexual immorality and pride (and its related lack of concern for others). And such were some of you. For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. Jesus also said over and over not to judge others. WebThe cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have come to epitomize moral depravity and cruelty. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.. WebTruly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Abraham pleads for the lives of any righteous And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? F They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way. For they have brought evil on themselves. Peter was referencing the text from Genesis 19 where Jesus, Yahweh, the Lord, destroyed the men of Sodom an The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. Jude 7 talks about a first century Jewish legend that the women of Sodom had sex with male angels. L How Many Times Is God Mentioned in The US Constitution? As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. Jude states that it was Jesus who went to Sodom and Gomorrah with the two angels. It was Jesus, the Lord-Yahweh, who brought down fire from heaven and destroyed all the men of these two cities for their immorality and sexula perversion. Then the Lord (Yahweh) rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. In the previous chapter of Genesis, God tells Abraham that there have been bad reports about Sodom and Gomorrah. As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. 'Worse than Sodom?' And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. Contextually, that is poor exegesis. But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.. The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. I Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lotthey were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.. As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the Lord, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. Now it must be admitted that homosexual behavior was only the outward manifestation of their true sin. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And if not, I will know., Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste forever. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on Judgment Day than for that town. (NIV). Biblical account and religious views In the Genesis account, God reveals to Abraham that Sodom and Gomorrah are to be destroyed for their grave sins (18:20). Jesus is saying that these cities will be more tolerable on the day of judgment than those who rejected him. And they called to Lot, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Q For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. From a biblical inerrancy standpoint, the primary outward sin of Sodom and Gomorrah is definitively settled in the book of Jude which states in Jude 1:7, as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. You shall not walk in their statutes. They had no interest in sexual relations with women; only after Lot offered them a heterosexual alternative did they then decide that they would now forcefully seize and rape Lot (deal worse with you), and this would have been in contrast to the way they had desired to "deal with them." R They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way. Z. WebGenesis 19:1-38 ESV / 68 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. M Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. The Lord sent two angels down to Sodom and Gomorrah. If it is, the city will be destroyed. Lots offer of his daughters rather than his sons only infuriates the crowd, which are then struck blind by the angelic visitors (19:111). T Genesis (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.). In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). WebThe Genesis 19 account of Sodom and Gomorrah is a story of attempted gang rape of two "outsiders." Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.. In spite of Abraham's intercession to have the cities spared (Genesis 18), they were destroyed with brimstone (a So, the Bible is clear that sexual sin and homosexual behavior, in particular, was the outward sin for which they (Sodom and Gomorrah) were destroyed. Blog, A For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. So I removed them, when I saw it. The reason Jesus used Sodom and Gomorrah as examples of judgment is that they were both destroyed in a fire by God. I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. OpenBible.info Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Set, How Do We Know the Bible Is True? Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. And they called to Lot, Where are the men who came to you tonight? If by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, But on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all, But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you., Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste forever. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. WebGod was not incarnate in Sodom and Gomorrah. As we read in this weeks Torah portion, Gd s only recourse was to completely destroy them and their environs.. Scripture is characteristically sparse when telling us of their failures, only saying that the people of Sodom were bad, sinning to Gd very much.1 Talmudic and Some have even postulated that this may be one reason Lot didnt offer his wifeshe was most likely from Sodom, therefore an insider. To address the potential question that the rape of the women would not have been as humiliating as the rape of men during this time period and in the Middle East, we need to keep in view what happened about 100 years later in Genesis 34. Labs Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 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