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Sodom and Gomorrah, where sin is heavy
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[Genesis
19:3]
But
he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house.
He
prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.
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God
has decided to judge two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
where sin is
overflowing.
God told Abraham to judge Sodom and
Gomorrah.
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Abraham
who heard this news earnestly sought God.
Abraham
pleaded with God not to destroy it
if there were only ten righteous in the
city.
God promised that if there were ten
righteous in the city, he would not destroy it.
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Lot
of Abraham's nephew and his family lived in this city of Sodom.
On that day Lot was sitting at the
gate of Sodom,
and Lot found two people passing by.
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Lot
ran to them and bowed down to the ground, saying,
"My
lord, please come to my house, wash your feet, and stay overnight.
Then, why do not you get up early
tomorrow morning and leave the road?"
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But
they refused. "No, we will stay tonight in the streets."
But Lot knew the wickedness of the
people of the city,
and persuaded them to go to his house
gently.
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The
two men went into Lot's house because of Lot's plea.
Lot roasted unleavened bread and
served it. They ate the food Lot served.
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But
outside Lot's house began to get loud.
Many
men in the city of Sodom gathered in front of Lot's house.
Men of all ages, from young to old.
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They
shouted at Lot for a loud voice.
"Where
are those who came to you tonight? Bring them to us.
We will rape them."
They came to do evil to those who came
into Lot's house.
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Lot
did his best to protect the guests who came to his house.
Lot said to them, "Brethren, do
not do this bad thing."
But they did not try to listen to Lot.
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The
men who surrounded Lot's house said. "Get away from me!"
And
he said,
"Let us admonish us, on the subject which came to our city as a
wanderer."
"You should get better than them
first."
So they pushed Lot out and tried to break the door.
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Then
two people who came to Lot's house as a guest opened the door
and
dragged Lot into the house and closed the door.
Then they blinded people
outside.
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It
happened in an instant.
The
people gathered outside Lot's house did not see either the young or the old.
They could not find Lot's door knob.
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The
two angels who brought Lot in, told Lot.
"Are
there other relatives living in this city?
Do
you have son, daughter, son-in-law or any other relative?
If
you do, tell him to leave this castle right now. We will destroy this city.
Jehovah heard all about the evil that
is going on in this city.
So the LORD sent us to destroy this
city."
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With
the help of angels,
Lot and his family could only survive in the judgment of
Sodom and
Gomorrah.
Lot
lived in Sodom but lived a different life than them.
He treated the passing strangers well
and did a good deed to do his best to protect the guests.
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God
sent an angel to keep Lot's home in the city, the only one serving God.
And
all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, who commit evil sin,
but
do not repent, are judged.
The
children of God must live as children of God.
We must be someone who does what God
is pleased under any circumstances.
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