Bible Study Online ArticleSodom & Gomorrah
As the scriptures have now turned our attention towards the two cites, we find that two of the three angelic men that had visited with Abraham, had just arrived at the city called Sodom. It was in the evening when they had approached the gateway which leads into the city. Abraham's nephew Lot was sitting there and when he saw the two men he immediately got up and went over to greet them. "My lords, please turn aside to your servants house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning," Lot would say as he bowed before them. "No... we will spend the night in the square," one of them would tell Lot. But Lot would be persistent in his request, so much so -- that the men would finally agree to go back to his house. Lot would prepare a meal for the two once they made it back to where he lived. After Lot's guest had eaten their meal, a short while later the scriptures would inform us, that the men of Sodom both young and old, had came from every part of the city and surrounded Lot's house. "Where are the men who came and went with you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them," the men of Sodom shouted out to Lot. After hearing their demands, Lot gets worried and decides to go outside and have a talk with them. "No my friends, don't do this wicked thing. Look I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof," Lot would say while presenting the men of Sodom with a proposition. Being that Lot was a foreigner himself to their land and their are a couple of different viewpoints that deals with Lot's position from within the city? Although some would assume that he didn't hold or possess any type of position or power from within the city. But there's a strong argument that Lot could have been some type of city official or judge and this is why he sat at the gate of the city, being that city officials or judges were known to do this. Be as it may... the men of Sodom were offended by what Lot had to say and his proposition. "Get out of our way... this fellow came here as a foreigner and now he wants to play the judge! We'll treat you worse than them," they would shout out to Lot as they press forth to break down his house door. So the two angelic men had reached out to grab Lot, and pulled him back into the house. After the two angels had retrieved Lot, they then struck the men of Sodom who were trying to break down Lot's house door with blindness. "Do you have anyone else here, sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city that belongs to you? Get out of here, because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy this city," the two men would warn Lot. So Lot headed out to go and find his sons-in-law, who were pledge to marry his daughters: "Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is going to destroy the city!" Lot would warn them. But his sons-in-law did not take Lot seriously and they thought that he was joking. It's very possible that Lot wasn't living a holy life and so therefore, when came to his son-in-laws talking about how he had heard from God, they didn't believe him. When Lot had made it back to his house the two angelic men would insist that Lot and his two daughters along with his wife -- to leave at once or they would be swept away when the city is destroyed. But Lot would hesitate, so the two men would grab his hand and the hands of his wife and their two daughters and lead them safely out of the city. If it had not been for Abraham, the Lord wouldn't had been so merciful towards them. "Flee for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!" the two angelic men would shout out to them. But once again, Lot would hesitate and questioned his instructions: "No my lords, please! Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can't flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I'll die. Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it... it is very small, isn't it? Then my life will be spared," Lot would plead with the two angelic men. "Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of. But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it," the two angels would say to Lot. The small town that Lot had spoken of and had requested to seek refuge at, was called Zoar and the name meant "a little one." 01) Introduction of Abraham - Before He was Called 02) The Divine Calling of Abraham 04) The Strife between Abram and Lot 10) Abraham the Father of a Multitude 11) Sarah the Mother of Nations 13) Abraham Bargains for Sodom 14) <-CURRENT PAGE-> 15) The Judgment of Lot's Wife 17) Abimelech Angry with Abraham  CrossDaily.com Web Search where you can VOTE FOR THIS SITE & other great ones. Christian search engine, directory & voting index. You'll find Bible, chat, churches, jobs, music, reviews, software, theology, & more. See the best sites!
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