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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 19:1-38

Chapter nineteen of the book of Genesis deals with the destruction of the city of Sodom. The Lord came to Abraham and informed him of the fact that because of the wickedness of Sodom, it was necessary for the judgment of God to come. Abraham pleaded with the Lord for Sodom, interceded actually saying, "But what if there are fifty righteous; would You destroy the righteous with the wicked?" And the basis of Abraham's intercession was the Lord of the earth should be fair, or be just. Even in... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:1-38

Genesis 19:1. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom, as a magistrate, no doubt, for the wicked accuse him of making himself a judge or elder. The main gate of a city was the usual place of hearing causes, and administering justice. There is no intimation that he sat there merely for hospitality. Genesis 19:4. Old and young. The whole inhabitants of Sodom were utterly corrupted, and they wished all the world to know the perfection of their wickedness. Genesis 19:5. Know them. This most... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 19:31-38

Genesis 19:31-38And they made their father drink wineThe lessons of Lot’s dishonourI.THAT SAINTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECTS OF EXTRAORDINARY MERCY MAY YET FALL INTO SIN. II. THAT IT IS DIFFICULT, EVEN FOR THE BEST, TO ESCAPE THE EFFECT OF EVIL ASSOCIATIONS. III. THE FOLLY OF A WORLDLY CHOICE. IV. THE WISDOM OF AVOIDING THE OCCASIONS OF SIN. V. THE AWFUL DEPTHS OF HUMAN DEPRAVITY. VI. FLESHLY SINS COVER EVEN A FAIR NAME WITH DISHONOUR. VII. THE DANGER OF EXCITEMENT. VIII. THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 19:31

Gen 19:31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father [is] old, and [there is] not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: Ver. 31. And the firstborn, &c. ] It is dangerous to live in a wicked place: yea, for though thyself mayest escape infection, thy children may be tainted, as Lot’s were. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 19:31

not: Genesis 19:28, Mark 9:6 to come: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 38:8, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 38:14-Amos :, Deuteronomy 25:5, Isaiah 4:1 Reciprocal: Genesis 19:8 - let Proverbs 20:1 - General Ecclesiastes 5:13 - riches read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 19:31

31. The firstborn said unto the younger The infamous measures which this elder daughter proposed, and in which she was readily followed by her younger sister, shows what demoralizing power the city life of Sodom had exerted over them . They became familiar with “the filthy conversation of the wicked,” (2 Peter 2:7;) their sisters had married, and perhaps they themselves had been betrothed to men of Sodom, (see on Genesis 19:14-15,) and possibly their mother was a woman of Sodom, (note on... read more

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