Abraham bargained with God to save the region of Sodom and Gomorrah, but he humbly acquiesced to God's will in the end. On the other hand, Lot pleaded to save the residents of a single town, but he did it through guile and false humility. Lot was a righteous man in comparison to his contemporaries, but he should have spent more time with Abraham and less in futile attempts to save the Sodomites.
#genesis 19:18
Join Pastors Kraig Dorney and Mike Sutcliffe on Wednesday, November 9th at 5PM CST. This week on the Call to Action, we will continue to discuss the 5th Commandment and how to this beautiful command and promise to our lives.
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Join Pastors Kraig Dorney and Mike Sutcliffe on Wednesday, November 9th at 5PM CST. This week on the Call to Action, we will continue to discuss the 5th Commandment and how to this beautiful command and promise to our lives.
#tencommandments #5thcommandment #danieljoseph #yeshua #messianic #jesuslovesyou #calltoaction #calltoarms
And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.
Genesis 19:11
The Sodomites had been struck blind, but kept trying to assault Lot and his guests. Typical of people who are determined to act wickedly. They are driven by their demonic masters to destroy themselves in flailing against the intrepid power of YHWH and are seldom swayed by any reasoned argument.
This is one of the reasons we know that Good wins in the end. Evil always destroys itself in time.
The Sodomites hadn't shown any interest in abusing Lot's family before God came to judge them. When Lot offered to send his daughters out to them instead of his two guests, he shouldn't have been surprised when they declined. The object of their lust and wrath appeared to be directed at strangers rather than their own people. They were guilty of terrible sexual sins and idolatry, but the defining characteristic of their wickedness seems to have been hostility to strangers.
#genesis 18-19 #vayera