Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today's reading covered some really sensitive topics so if you have young ears nearby

user discretion is advised. Yesterday we wrapped up with a bit of a cliffhanger.

God told Abraham he was going to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gemora because of their wickedness,

and Abraham was trying to negotiate with God not to destroy the city of Sodom in particular, because that's where his nephew Lott lived.

We know Abraham really cared for Lott because as you may recall, Abraham traveled hundreds of miles

with 318 of his warrior servants to rescue Lott and his family when they were

kidnapped and taken hostage during a war.

So here we are today with two angels showing up in 19-1 and again they appeared as human males. We know this because that's how

they're referred to in verse 10. V. 5 gives us reason to believe that the

human appearance they took on was probably physically attractive because the local men

demanded to have sex with them. This is another scenario where like in Genesis 6

humans are attempting to have sex with angels but this time it was human males.

The enemy has shifted his strategy a bit.

Sodom is a city that was known for several types of sin,

and this can be a pretty divisive subject in society today and even within the church itself.

One type of sin Sodom was known for was homosexuality.

We haven't gotten to Leviticus 1822 yet, but it uses the same Hebrew word when addressing this topic in detail.

And then again in the New Testament, Jude 7 through 8 also points to this.

But it's not fair to say that this was the sin they were known for at the time.

Ezekiel 1649 through 50 says, now this was the sin of your sister Sodom.

She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned.

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