Understanding the Story of Sodom and Gomorrah
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah from the book of Genesis highlights the grave sin and evil of the cities that led to their destruction. The narrative emphasizes the importance of righteousness demonstrated through hospitality to strangers as seen through the actions of Abraham and Lot. The authors of Genesis do not explicitly name the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, but the overall message is clear about the consequences of wickedness and the importance of moral behavior.
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1 Sodom and Gomorrah were not destroyed for what happened at Lot s house. Their evil preceded that event.
Genesis 18:20 Then the Lord said How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me; if not, I will know.
2 The authors of Genesis do not name the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah.
3 The authors of Genesis do definitively define righteousness in this story as manifest through hospitality to strangers.
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. Gen 18
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. Gen 18 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Gen 19
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. Gen 18 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Gen 19 When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. Gen 18
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. Gen 18 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Gen 19 When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. Gen 18 When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed down with his face to the ground. Gen 19
Genesis 19:27-28 Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord; and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the Plain and saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of a furnace
