Angels vs Sodom – Genesis 19:1-25

The record of the trial of Sodom and the entire valley region continues in Genesis chapter 19. In this passage (1-25), two eye witnesses are sent from the Lord Himself. These angels arrive at Sodom to carry out judicial reckoning. By the testimony of these messengers, the case against Sodom will be established. The outcry against the city is confirmed almost immediately when these angelic beings are confronted with unimaginable wickedness that very evening. There appears to be only one righteous man in the city, and though he welcomes these ambassadors from the realms of glory with reverent hospitality, we soon discover the toll that Sodom's evil has wrought on his soul and on his family. Nevertheless, Lot and his household are delivered by the grace of God and Sodom, Gomorrah, and the entire region are destroyed. I Cor 3:10-15 speaks of a day which will disclose each one's work. Paul says it will be revealed by fire. The fire will test what sort of work each one has done. This account of Lot's narrow escape from a city doomed to fiery destruction pre-figures the testing trials and final judgement of God yet to come. Lot was one whose legacy in Sodom was incinerated though He himself was saved. This account ought to inspire a reverential gratitude in us. The glory of God is revealed against the wickedness of men in devastating destruction even as His mercy is extended to rescue His weak and wayward son...