Bible Commentary

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. Verse 29. God remembered Abraham] Though he did not descend lower than ten righteous persons, (see Ge 18:32,) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:29”

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. 28. the smoke of the land ] The word is one used especially in connexion with incense and sacrifice. It is not the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:28”

And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: 27. gat up early ] No emphasis is here laid in the Hebrew upon the earliness of the rise. The idiom amounts to saying “in the morning Abraham arose and went to the place.” stood before the Lord … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:27”

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 26. a pillar of salt ] Lot’s wife for disobeying the command, recorded in Gen 19:17, was, according to the tradition, changed into a pillar of salt. Our Lord’s words, “Remember Lot’s wife” (Luk 17:32), refer to the narrative in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:26”

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 25. and he overthrew ] The word used is the one regularly employed elsewhere in the O.T. where the overthrow of the cities is mentioned. Like the word mabbul for the Flood, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:25”

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 24 29. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, &c. 24. Then the Lord, &c.] The destruction of the cities of the Plain is an event to which frequent allusion is made in Holy Scripture. The impressive features … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:24”

The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Gen 19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar The lessons of a day I. THE ABSURDITY OF LETTING SECULAR MOTIVES GOVERN MENS CONDUCT. Lot went to Sodom because he thought it a secularly desirable place. (Gen 13:10.) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:23”

Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 22. I cannot do any thing ] Mercy limits the exercise of Divine Justice. “The righteous” is not to be consumed “with the wicked” (Gen 18:23). Zoar ] See note on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:22”

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 21. I have accepted thee ] Heb. “I have received,” or “lifted up thy countenance,” see note on Gen 4:7. Compare the expression “respecter of persons,” e.g. Act … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:21”

Behold now, this city [is] near to flee unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. 20. is it not a little one ] i.e. “is it not a trifle ( miz‘ar)?” It is a “small” concession to grant; or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:20”