GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:1 THE TWO ANGELS. These are the two men who accompanied the Lord in ch. Genesis 18:1 but then separated from him (see Genesis 18:22). LOT WAS SITTING IN THE GATE OF SODOM. These verses parallel the opening verses of ch. Genesis 18:1. Like Abraham, Lot greets the two men by... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:4 THE MEN OF THE CITY. Every male in Sodom, it seems, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, was involved in the attempted rape of the two visitors. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:5 THAT WE MAY KNOW THEM. In Hebrew the verb “to know” sometimes implies sexual intercourse (e.g., Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25; Genesis 19:8; compare Judges 19:22). The context suggests that the men of Sodom intend to have homosexual relations with the two visit... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:6 Lot’s readiness to protect the two men from the mob is admirable. In desperation he offers his two unmarried DAUGHTERS as substitutes—a shocking, cowardly, and inexcusable act, even if he intended this only as a bluff, or expected the offer to be rejected. The reaction o... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:9 While Lot addresses them as “brothers” (v. Genesis 19:7), the crowd resents him as a foreigner who HAS BECOME THE JUDGE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:16 HE LINGERED. Even Lot is slow to grasp the seriousness of the situation. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:17 Since the entire valley will be destroyed, Lot is told to ESCAPE TO THE HILLS. Lot thinks this will be too difficult and therefore asks to be given refuge in a small city in the valley. The Lord grants this request, further showing his mercy to Lot amid the judgment on... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:24 THE LORD RAINED ON SODOM AND GOMORRAH SULFUR AND FIRE FROM THE LORD OUT OF HEAVEN. This judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah, the flood of chs. Genesis 6:1, and the later destruction of the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 20:16) all demonstrate God’s righteous wrath against sin, his... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:26 The PILLAR OF SALT may have been composed of the fiery matter raining in molten lumps from the sky. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:27 The text now focuses briefly on ABRAHAM, reminding the reader of his intercession for Lot and his family (Genesis 18:20). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 19:31 Lot’s daughters had intercourse with him on consecutive nights, but he was unaware of it. This unseemly episode marked the origin of the MOABITES and AMMONITES. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]