Tag: Sodom
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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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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…
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Judgment That Is Never Rash – Genesis 18:20-22
Genesis 18:20-22 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now… and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. And the men turned…
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No Deal with Sodom – Genesis 14:21-24
Genesis 14:21-24And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to…
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The Countermove After Victory – Genesis 14:17
Genesis 14:17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale. Abram is coming back from a great victory. The battle is over. Lot has been rescued. The goods…
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Slime Pits and Slippery Men – Genesis 14:8-10
Genesis 14:8-10 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king…
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Rolling Through the Nations – Genesis 14:5-7
Genesis 14:5-7 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness. And they returned, and came to En-mishpat,…
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War Among Kings – Genesis 14:1-2
Genesis 14:1, 2 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the…
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Nearer and Nearer – Genesis 13:11-13
Genesis 13:11-13 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners…
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Ashes Are a Warning – 2 Peter 2:6
2 Peter 2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly. Peter keeps reaching back into history, and every example says the same thing. God is not casual about corruption. He is not indifferent to rebellion. He…