Genesis 19:1–11
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to one of the most sobering and terrifying passages in all of Scripture. It is a raw, unveiled look at a culture that has ripened for judgment. The story of Sodom is not a quaint tale about ancient misdeeds; it is a diagnostic manual for civilizations on the brink of collapse. And when that happens, the thin veneer of civility cracks, and the snarling beast underneath shows its teeth. Lot, Abraham's nephew, is our central human character here. And we must understand him as a compromised man. He had chosen the well-watered plains of the Jordan, pitching his tent toward Sodom. But by this point, he is no longer just near Sodom; he is in it. He had become part of the machinery of a city whose cry had reached Heaven. It is possible to be a righteous man, as Peter tells us Lot was, and yet be vexed and tormented daily by the lawless deeds you see and hear.