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→Sodom in Genesis
Abraham was a man of God, and he knew what Sodom was like. He knew what the angels would find. He asked that Sodom would be spared if as few as ten righteous people were found there. God agreed: Sodom would be spared if there were even ten righteous people there.
Abraham was a man of God, and he knew what Sodom was like. He knew what the angels would find. He asked that Sodom would be spared if as few as ten righteous people were found there. God agreed: Sodom would be spared if there were even ten righteous people there.
[[Image:A02j LotAndDaughters.jpg|thumbnail|left|150px|[[Lot]] and his daughters fleeing Sodom.]]
The welcome the angels received in Sodom could hardly contrast more with the welcome they received at Abraham's tent. They were treated as honored guests by all of Abraham's household. At Sodom, the only one who welcomed them was Lot himself. Lot's wife, his daughters, and his sons in law are conspicuous by their absence. Lot's family sinned by inaction. The people of Sodom then tried to commit a terrible sin through action.
The welcome the angels received in Sodom could hardly contrast more with the welcome they received at Abraham's tent. They were treated as honored guests by all of Abraham's household. At Sodom, the only one who welcomed them was Lot himself. Lot's wife, his daughters, and his sons in law are conspicuous by their absence. Lot's family sinned by inaction. The people of Sodom then tried to commit a terrible sin through action.
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. (Genesis 19:4, 5)
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. (Genesis 19:4, 5)
The entire population of the city - male and female - surrounded Lot's house. That mob had one thing in its collective mind. They wanted to rape the visitors, exactly as the men of Gilbeah would want to rape the Levite in [[Judges]]. To protect the angels, Lot offered his own two virgin daughters to take their place to do as they wished.<ref>Genesis 19:8</ref> Lot the said to them "Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly." But they said, "Stand aside." It is clear that the men of Sodom wanted to have [[homosexuality|homosexual]] [[sex]] with Lot's guests.
The entire population of the city - male and female - surrounded Lot's house. That mob had one thing in its collective mind. They wanted to rape the visitors, exactly as the men of Gilbeah would want to rape the Levite in [[Judges]]. To protect the angels, Lot offered his own two virgin daughters to take their place to do as they wished.<ref>Genesis 19:8</ref> Lot the said to them "Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly." But they said, "Stand aside." It is clear that the men of Sodom wanted to have [[homosexuality|homosexual]] [[sex]] with Lot's guests.