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†. Gen 19:12-13 . .Then the men said to Lot: Whom else have you
here? Sons-in law, your sons and daughters, or anyone else that you
have in the city-- bring them out of the place. For we are about to
destroy this place; because the outcry against them before The Lord
has become so great that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.
Lot was like Noah in that his kin, no matter whether they were pious or
impious, had the option of going out with him to safety if they wanted.
Lot's head must have been reeling. Only just a few hours ago he was laid
back, catching up on all the latest news and gossip at the gate; and on the
way home to eat dinner with his family at the end of another routine day. In
a succession of rapidly developing events beyond his control; within 24
hours, before the next sunrise, he would lose his home, his way of life, all
his friends, his career, and all the wealth and possessions and property and
livestock the Lots had accumulated in the 24 years they had lived in the land
of Canaan.
My gosh! He is so caught off guard and must have been terribly shocked at
the tone of those two men. The awful realization of who they were and why
they came to Sodom slowly began to gel in his befuddled mind.
I feel so sorry for him and his family. Calamity, like a 9.0 earthquake right
out of the blue, pounced on them, and came to ruin their life. They will take
nothing with them but some suit cases, the clothes on their backs, and the
breath in their lungs. Lot was a well-to-do cattle baron; but he is just a few
hours away from poverty and losing his entire life's work in a fiery inferno.
(cf. 1Cor 3:11-15)
†. Gen 19:14a . . So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who
had married his daughters,
It's been questioned that in a town famous for its gay men; what's with
these marriages? Well; Genesis doesn't really say that Sodom's men were
gay. Stay with me on this because it requires an explanation.
"Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to
these, having given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange
flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
(Jude 1:7)
The koiné Greek word for "fornication" in Jude's statement is ekporneuo (ek
porn-yoo'-o) which means: to be utterly unchaste.
A lack of chastity is exemplified by any number of immoral activities
including, but not limited to immodesty, indecency, exposure, nudity,
adultery, incest, living together, casual sex, swinger sex, wife swapping, sex
between consenting adults, sex between consenting minors, sex between
teachers and consenting students, sex with a sex toy, sex with a mannequin
and/or sex with an inflatable doll, etc.
To be "utterly" unchaste implies not just a preference for those kinds of
carnal gratifications, but an addiction to them.
The word for "strange" is heteros (het'-er-os) which means: other or
different. That could be taken to indicate bestiality but I think what it really
refers to is unnatural sex; in other words: men sleeping with women isn't
strange but rather quite the norm. But men sleeping with men is rather
strange; viz: queer; which Webster's defines as: unconventional; in other
words out of the ordinary.
Now, maybe the men of Sodom weren't gay; but their preference for the
males under Lot's roof instead of the females strongly suggests they were at
least bisexual. A man, or a woman, need not be psychologically gay to fall
under the condemnation of going after strange flesh just so long as they go
after it.
Sons-in-law and daughters are plural. So Lot had at least two more
daughters living outside the home with husbands. They will stay behind; and
burn to death; and so will Lot's grandchildren, if any.
Where were the sons-in-law when the flash went off back in verse 11? Didn't
it effect them? The flash actually only effected those who tried to break
down the door. Lot's sons-in-law were out in the streets that night along
with everyone else because Genesis said in verse 4 that everyone in Sodom
to the last man was present. Apparently, after the mob's attempt to lay
hands on the angels proved unsuccessful, Lot's sons-in-law remained nearby
to see what would happen next.
†. Gen 19:14b . . and said: Up, get out of this place, for the Lord is
about to destroy the city. But he seemed to his sons-in-law as a
jester.
Lot's daughters had married Sodom men, with very sorrowful results. Lot's
in-laws didn't share his religious principles, and had no interest whatsoever
in his god. The husbands were counted among Sodom's citizens who were
"very wicked sinners against the Lord."
Sodom was not only a bad environment for a man of God to build a life and
a career, but it was also a very bad place to raise a family. Lot gave his
daughters in matrimony to unholy men and now the girls are going to die
right along with the rest of Sodom; and possibly some of Lot's grandchildren
burned to death too. That's an awful high price to pay to achieve one's
personal ambition.
But after watching a number of documentaries on NetFlix; I'm convinced
that there are capitalists, Wall Street traders, lobbyists, sweat shop
managers, and influence peddlers capable of walking over the bones of their
own children in order to succeed and/or survive in the worlds of finance,
garments, and politics.
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†. Gen 19:12-13 . .Then the men said to Lot: Whom else have you
here? Sons-in law, your sons and daughters, or anyone else that you
have in the city-- bring them out of the place. For we are about to
destroy this place; because the outcry against them before The Lord
has become so great that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.
Lot was like Noah in that his kin, no matter whether they were pious or
impious, had the option of going out with him to safety if they wanted.
Lot's head must have been reeling. Only just a few hours ago he was laid
back, catching up on all the latest news and gossip at the gate; and on the
way home to eat dinner with his family at the end of another routine day. In
a succession of rapidly developing events beyond his control; within 24
hours, before the next sunrise, he would lose his home, his way of life, all
his friends, his career, and all the wealth and possessions and property and
livestock the Lots had accumulated in the 24 years they had lived in the land
of Canaan.
My gosh! He is so caught off guard and must have been terribly shocked at
the tone of those two men. The awful realization of who they were and why
they came to Sodom slowly began to gel in his befuddled mind.
I feel so sorry for him and his family. Calamity, like a 9.0 earthquake right
out of the blue, pounced on them, and came to ruin their life. They will take
nothing with them but some suit cases, the clothes on their backs, and the
breath in their lungs. Lot was a well-to-do cattle baron; but he is just a few
hours away from poverty and losing his entire life's work in a fiery inferno.
(cf. 1Cor 3:11-15)
†. Gen 19:14a . . So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who
had married his daughters,
It's been questioned that in a town famous for its gay men; what's with
these marriages? Well; Genesis doesn't really say that Sodom's men were
gay. Stay with me on this because it requires an explanation.
"Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to
these, having given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange
flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
(Jude 1:7)
The koiné Greek word for "fornication" in Jude's statement is ekporneuo (ek
porn-yoo'-o) which means: to be utterly unchaste.
A lack of chastity is exemplified by any number of immoral activities
including, but not limited to immodesty, indecency, exposure, nudity,
adultery, incest, living together, casual sex, swinger sex, wife swapping, sex
between consenting adults, sex between consenting minors, sex between
teachers and consenting students, sex with a sex toy, sex with a mannequin
and/or sex with an inflatable doll, etc.
To be "utterly" unchaste implies not just a preference for those kinds of
carnal gratifications, but an addiction to them.
The word for "strange" is heteros (het'-er-os) which means: other or
different. That could be taken to indicate bestiality but I think what it really
refers to is unnatural sex; in other words: men sleeping with women isn't
strange but rather quite the norm. But men sleeping with men is rather
strange; viz: queer; which Webster's defines as: unconventional; in other
words out of the ordinary.
Now, maybe the men of Sodom weren't gay; but their preference for the
males under Lot's roof instead of the females strongly suggests they were at
least bisexual. A man, or a woman, need not be psychologically gay to fall
under the condemnation of going after strange flesh just so long as they go
after it.
Sons-in-law and daughters are plural. So Lot had at least two more
daughters living outside the home with husbands. They will stay behind; and
burn to death; and so will Lot's grandchildren, if any.
Where were the sons-in-law when the flash went off back in verse 11? Didn't
it effect them? The flash actually only effected those who tried to break
down the door. Lot's sons-in-law were out in the streets that night along
with everyone else because Genesis said in verse 4 that everyone in Sodom
to the last man was present. Apparently, after the mob's attempt to lay
hands on the angels proved unsuccessful, Lot's sons-in-law remained nearby
to see what would happen next.
†. Gen 19:14b . . and said: Up, get out of this place, for the Lord is
about to destroy the city. But he seemed to his sons-in-law as a
jester.
Lot's daughters had married Sodom men, with very sorrowful results. Lot's
in-laws didn't share his religious principles, and had no interest whatsoever
in his god. The husbands were counted among Sodom's citizens who were
"very wicked sinners against the Lord."
Sodom was not only a bad environment for a man of God to build a life and
a career, but it was also a very bad place to raise a family. Lot gave his
daughters in matrimony to unholy men and now the girls are going to die
right along with the rest of Sodom; and possibly some of Lot's grandchildren
burned to death too. That's an awful high price to pay to achieve one's
personal ambition.
But after watching a number of documentaries on NetFlix; I'm convinced
that there are capitalists, Wall Street traders, lobbyists, sweat shop
managers, and influence peddlers capable of walking over the bones of their
own children in order to succeed and/or survive in the worlds of finance,
garments, and politics.
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