So I removed them, when I saw it. Violate them and do with them what seems good to you, but against this man do not do this outrageous thing.. And they called to Lot, Where are the men who came to you tonight? J 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. 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. Y The Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. You will be brought down to Hades. Why will you continue to rebel? None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. Bring them out to us, that we may know them.. But if you do forgive others their sins, your Father will give you eternal life. In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 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). So, some theologians and scholars have claimed, especially based on Ezekiel 16:49, that the real sin of Sodom was not homosexual behavior, but that God judged them for pride. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 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. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. He was speaking about the judgment that had been pronounced on Sodom and Gomorrah, but His words were also meant for His listeners. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. WebAs in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah (Luke 17:28-30) Jesus is coming SOON! As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the Lord, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her. 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. WebThe Sadducees denied the existence of the angelic race (Acts 23:8), which belief Jesus also corrected. N Sodom and Gomorrah: What Was the Primary Sin? The story of Sodom and Gomorrah appears in Genesis 19:129. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? 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). And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. Holly Joan Toensing, Women of Sodom and Gomorrah Collateral Damage in the War against Homosexuality?,. And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, to the place where he had made an altar at the first. The fact that the men of Sodom so quickly (and unanimously) refused Lots offer of his daughters shows that rape could not be the primary sin of the men of Sodom. 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. Peter was referencing the text from Genesis 19 where Jesus, Yahweh, the Lord, destroyed the men of Sodom an 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. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country. A fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. So lets start with examining that position. E Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. 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); But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. L K They were haughty, and committed abomination before me.. Did Jesus say anything about Sodom and Gomorrah? 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. It seems unlikely that such wicked people would have been destroyed if one or two individuals had been righteous. You will be brought down to Hades. 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. Woe to them! Then the Lord said, The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah. The reason Jesus used Sodom and Gomorrah as examples of judgment is that they were both destroyed in a fire by God. 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. The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 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. And such were some of you. So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. We need to keep in mind that it was God, the righteous judge (2 Timothy 4:8) who condemned Sodom, Gomorrah, and the other cities on the plain. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. As mentioned in the Quran, there is a similar account in the Quran (11:7483 and 29:2835), but the Quran does not identify the cities by name, so the performance in the Quran must be the same. The Apostle Peter, echoing what Jude would also say (Jude 1:7), pins their destruction upon living ungodly (clearly having in mind their being given over to the physical act of sexual immorality in the form of homosexual lust). Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away., For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.. Jesus said that in the days leading up to His Revelation in glory, it would be just like "the days of Lot". Thank you for signing up to receive email newsletters from Answers in Genesis. Abraham pleads for the lives of any righteous 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. The men and women of Sodom had known and been physically rescued by Abram (Abraham) in Genesis 14:14-16. 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. They were haughty and did an abomination before me. H You shall not walk in their statutes. 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. Woe to you, Bethsaida! In speaking to His disciples about a coming time of great destruction, Jesus mentioned what happened to Lots wife and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus said that end-time events would mimic those in the days before Sodom and Gomorrahs destruction. And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace. Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Now it must be admitted that homosexual behavior was only the outward manifestation of their true sin. 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. 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. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. So I removed them, when I saw it. Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine. If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah. Z. 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. There is a beginning where God is willing to spare the cities if a sufficient number of just people can be found, and then he agrees to spare the cities if only a good number of just people can be found (Gen 18:23-32). Two angels will be sent to see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me.. But what was the primary sin of Sodom (and Gomorrah and the nearby cities of the plain)? Visit the Bible online to search for words if you dont know the specific passage yourre looking for. And as Isaiah predicted, If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.. 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. And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Did Jesus say anything about Sodom and Gomorrah? But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. U And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. P 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; The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.. I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. All of these are manifestations of pride itself. But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. J And as Isaiah predicted, If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.. Ezekiel 16:49-50 explains that Jude 7 talks about a first century Jewish legend that the women of Sodom had sex with male angels. But they said, Stand back! And they said, This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is found in Genesis 18-19, which tells the tale of two angels who visit Abraham and warn him that if he doesnt save Lot from destruction at the hands of sinful men living in the cities, God will wipe them out with fire. At the very end of the hour, a caller began yammering loudly about the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah (homosexuality, in his opinion) and how God struck them down Publisher: OpenBible.info. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! There is a heavy downpour of stones that destroys the cities. For those who uphold biblical inerrancy and authority, the answer is obviousyes! The Jewish historian Josephus looks at all these factors (pride, homosexual behavior, hatred) in describing the sin of Sodom. That is Sodom and Gomorrah. 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. 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. I overthrew some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a brand plucked out of the burning; yet you did not return to me, declares the Lord. Publisher: OpenBible.info. In spite of Abraham's intercession to have the cities spared (Genesis 18), they were destroyed with brimstone (a The people of Sodom ignored all of these things, and rather than be forewarned by them and repent, they continued sinning. Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. They were haughty and did an abomination before me. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. 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. K 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. This story is a story about loving your neighbor, plain and simple. And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. And they called to Lot, Where are the men who came to you tonight? You will be brought down to Hades. Then he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Verses 22-33 record Abraham pleading with the Lord to have mercy on Sodom and Gomorrah because Abrahams nephew, Lot, and his family lived in Sodom. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. Then 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 outcry that has come to me. Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. If you covet in your heart, that can lead to stealing. 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). And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him. 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. T While most Orthodox Jewish and Christian scholars have held the position that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of their rampant homosexual behavior (namely, sodomy), there are others who believe that those cities were destroyed because of their pride. And such were some of you. We also know that their wickedness was so great that no human could even begin to understand how evil it was (Genesis 19:12). And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 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. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. Had there been even ten righteous people in the city, God would have spared it (Genesis 18:32). Parents are cautioned. D So yes, Sodom was judged for homosexual sin which flowed from pride, which also led to cruelty and exploitation of their fellow men and women. 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. 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. Y One method is to consider how well they accord with science, which may support the idea that God inspired (or perhaps wrote) them. None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. D About this time the Sodomites grew proud, on account of their riches and great wealth: they became unjust toward men, and impious toward God, insomuch that they did not call to mind the advantages they received from him: they hated strangers and abused themselves with Sodomitical practices.6, Now, when the Sodomites saw the young men to be of beautiful countenances, and this to an extraordinary degree, and that they took up their lodgings with Lot, they resolved themselves to enjoy these beautiful boys by force and violence.7. Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine. Liberal theologians and scholars and biblical critics have turned the tables on Genesis 19 and conclude that it is actually teaching homophobia. 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. And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them, and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. 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