Genesis 18:16-19:29... Goodbye, Sodom and Gomorrah

God does have a lot of patience, doesn't he? I know that if I were him and Abraham was having this argument with me I would have been done with it a long time ago.

Genesis 19:1-2  [1] The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. [2] “My lords,” he said, “please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.”

Although the angels wanted to stay in the square Lot convinced them to stay with him instead and prepared a feast for him. When the men of Sodom and Gomorrah knew the angels were with Lot they came to punish the angels for coming to the city and telling them what to do, so to speak. They told Lot that he is to bring them out so the men could have intercourse with them and give them what they deserve. Lot was then brought back in by the angels, the door was bolted and he was given a message.


Genesis 19:10-13 [10] But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.


 [12] The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, [13] 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 it.”


So Lot of corse went to tell everyone what God had warned him of, but no one wanted to listen. Unfortunately for Lot he had blended so well with the culture of the time and was no longer looked to as a true believer. Lesson here would be that if we want to make a difference we need to live our lives as Godly woman and stand up for what's right!

Lucky for Lot the angels saved him and his family as the city was destroyed! If only his wife had listened to the Lord's request.