Topical Bible: Death: As a Judgment: Sodomites

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The account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the most vivid examples of death as a divine judgment in the Bible. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, along with the surrounding region, were notorious for their grave sins, which included sexual immorality and other forms of wickedness. The narrative is primarily found in Genesis 18 and 19.

In Genesis 18:20-21 , the LORD reveals to Abraham His intention to investigate the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah: "Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.'"

The gravity of the sins committed by the inhabitants of Sodom is further illustrated in Genesis 19, where two angels visit the city and are met with hostility and attempted sexual violence by the men of Sodom. Genesis 19:4-5 states, "Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. They called out to Lot, saying, 'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!'"

The divine judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah is executed swiftly and decisively. In Genesis 19:24-25 , the text records, "Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus He overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground."

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah serves as a sobering reminder of God's judgment against sin. The New Testament also references this event as a warning. In 2 Peter 2:6 , it is written, "If He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly..."

The narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah underscores the seriousness with which God views sin and the reality of divine judgment. The death of the Sodomites is portrayed as a direct consequence of their unrepentant wickedness, serving as a historical and theological lesson on the consequences of defying God's moral order.

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Genesis 19:12,13,24,25
And the men said to Lot, Have you here any besides? son in law, and your sons, and your daughters, and whatever you have in the city, bring them out of this place:
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Against those who Fancy that in the Judgment of God all the ...
... in holiness, from praying at the last judgment for those ... any retain an impenitent
heart until death, and are ... in two ways,"either, like the Sodomites, the men ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 24 against those who fancy.htm

The Dialogue against the Luciferians.
... right with the full exercise of his own judgment. ... however, to have been reconciled
before his death. ... as saints, Cain, Korah, Dathan, the Sodomites, and even ...
/.../the principal works of st jerome/the dialogue against the luciferians.htm

"The Axe is Laid to the Root. "
... you are fitting yourself for the fire where the Sodomites are ... Judgment has begun
at the house of God ... Yes, death differs in his action, and those of us who live a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xxxi the axe is laid.htm

The First Book
... He who says that the Sodomites were unjustly punished ... were often smitten, to his
judgment that for their persistent stubbornness they were condemned to death. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the first book.htm

2 Thessalonians i. 1, 2
... we were reconciled to God through the death of His ... For as among us those who fear
the judgment-seats will ... And if the Sodomites had feared they would not have ...
/.../homily ii 2 thessalonians i.htm

The Mystery
... for a while, whether that may be joined with corporeal death or otherwise ... of the
witnesses; and of the destruction of the Sodomites in the judgment of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the mystery.htm

Abram the Hebrew
... Me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death
into life ... confidence in his willingness to help the Sodomites who had ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/abram the hebrew.htm

Clement of Alexandria.
... necessary to faith and repentance, 349. condition of judgment, 353. ... not needless
death, 412, 423. blessedness of, 416. ... Sodomites, sin and punishment of, 282. ...
/.../clement/who is the rich man that shall be saved/clement of alexandria.htm

Asa
... This is the record of it""He took away the sodomites out of ... But careless life were
death to me.". ... But, in spite of these failings, the judgment of God, who is ...
//christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/asa.htm

How the Bishop is to Treat the Innocent, the Guilty, and the ...
... was Lot destroyed by fire for the Sodomites, nor was ... in his hymns ascribes both mercy
and judgment to Him ... he repented, He delivered him from death, saying, "Be ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec iii how the bishop is.htm