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Background
Last week we saw God come down and visit Abraham in the form of a man, along with two companions.
Abraham demonstrated kind hospitality towards the strangers, and incidentally entertained angels.
God reiterated His promise that Sarah would bear Abraham a son, to which she laughed in disbelief.
After this exchange, the two companions leave the scene before Abraham pleads with God to spare the righteous in Sodom.
Before going forward, let’s look at the context:
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We see now the men who accompanied God are angels, set out to accomplish what God intended.
We cannot forget the holiness of God - His just nature must punish wickedness.
Recall the blood of Abel crying out to God from the ground (Gen.
4:10).
It cried out for justice, to the one who is just and judge.
So too recall that the state of Sodom was well known even years prior.
God knew all that took place in Sodom, He has no need to physically inspect anything.
Recall the Tower of Babel.
God knows what will take place, as do His angels.
Nonetheless, God chooses to interact within the physical world in a way that is meaningful to humans.
With Abraham, with Lot, and with the men of Sodom.
The angels arrived near the time of sundown and went into Sodom with the intention of staying the night in the town square.
Once again, we see hospitality take place, in very similar fashion to what Abraham did in 18.
Lot was motivated by more than hospitality.
He also knew what would happen if the men stayed in the square:
Lot lived in the midst of wickedness, and the Bible tells us he was tormented because of what he saw.
The men of Sodom were looking to debase the visitors staying in Lot’s house.
Let’s address the elephant in the room: homosexuality.
According to Scripture, this act is sin.
Notice that Sodom had other sins as well:
This goes back to the holiness of God - He will not idly let sin go unchecked.
The angels defended Lot from attack and struck the men of Sodom with blindness.
The angels have now revealed themselves to Lot, and gave him specific instructions so that they may live.
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Lot’s warning went unheeded.
This is just as it is today - people ignore the warnings that God gives to them.
Notice that even in hesitation and negotiation, God’s mercy prevails.
But also note that they were not to look back.
There are geographical evidences for this event taking place by the Dead Sea, including the sea itself.
Sodom and Gomorrah are in fact examples, well known, of God’s judgment.
We can see now that God, though He destroy the city of Sodom, upheld the heart of Abraham’s bargain - he spared the righteous from judgment.
Unfortunately, Lot’s wife looked back.
This was not a simple looking out of curiosity, but a turning back to what was lost.
Once we have repented from our lives of sin, we must not look back to the worldly lifestyle we once lived.
Christians cannot serve 2 masters - we must hate the world and what it offers, or by default we will end up hating God.
According to Scripture, Christians can choose to return to their lives of sin.
The fear of God can only take us so far.
We must choose to be obedient.
This story is often skipped over, understandably.
However, we have already seen a very similar circumstance to this incident in Noah’s story.
Noah’s son Ham dishonored him by revealing his father’s nakedness.
Lot’s daughters debased him in their wrong thinking.
It appears they believe that Lot is the last man living on earth, due to the calamity that has taken place.
APPLICATION
We cannot forget the holiness of God - His just nature must punish wickedness.
Christians cannot serve 2 masters - we must hate the world and what it offers, or by default we will end up hating God.
Next week, we will continue the story of Abram's sojourning.
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