Category: Genesis Chapter 19
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What Sin Leaves Behind – Genesis 19:37-38
Genesis 19:37-38And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. And now you see the long…
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When the Cave Starts Talking – Genesis 19:31-36
Genesis 19:31-36And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.…
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Too Late for the Mountain – Genesis 19:27-30
Genesis 19:27-30And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. And it came to pass,…
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Do Not Look Back – Genesis 19:23-26
Genesis 19:23-26The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But…
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Settling for Zoar – Genesis 19:21-22
Genesis 19:21-22And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar means little…
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A Little Compromise – Genesis 19:20
Genesis 19:20Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Lot is still negotiating. The Lord said, “Go to the mountain.” Lot says, “How about a little city?” That is so much like…
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Afraid of the Mountain – Genesis 19:18-19
Genesis 19:18-19And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: This is so…
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Escape for Your Life – Genesis 19:17
Genesis 19:17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. The message could not be clearer. “Escape for thy life.” Not improve your life.Not manage your…
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Lingering, Yet Loved – Genesis 19:15-16
Genesis 19:15-16And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand…
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When Nobody Takes You Seriously – Genesis 19:12-14
Genesis 19:12-14And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and…
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Pulled Back In – Genesis 19:9-11
Genesis 19:9-11And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. But the men put forth…
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How Far It Can Go – Genesis 19:8
Genesis 19:8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. This is where it drops off…
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At the Door – Genesis 19:6-7
Genesis 19:6-7And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Lot steps outside, closes the door behind him, and stands there trying to reason with a mob already consumed with lust and violence. It is a sad scene, because…
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When a City Loses All Restraint – Genesis 19:4-5
Genesis 19:4, 5 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out…
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A House Still Open – Genesis 19:3
Genesis 19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. Lot knew exactly what kind of city he lived in. That is why he did not casually invite these visitors in.…
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One Step at a Time – Genesis 19:1-2
Genesis 19:1-2 And there came two angels to Sodom at even… and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom… and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and…