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 bowing before them, offering them hospitality. There is no report of his wife assisting him. Unleavened bread implies it was baked in haste. By resembling Abraham’s earlier actions, Lot demonstrates that he is righteous, unlike the men of Sodom.

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