Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
God would have us to understand that the demise of Sodom did not take place in a vacuum, for it was a culmination of many years of grace being spurned, and the entire nation, with the exception of Mr. Lot, had dug in their heels in adopting the lifestyles, and practices of a nation gone rogue.
Thus, there are at least seven grim takeaways that should be observed closely, lest persons in our day make the very mistakes which did Sodom in. First up, we should know that destruction from God is never levelled against any nation arbitrarily, for the people are the purchase of Christ’s blood, and as such, all efforts to save are utterly exhausted first.
This leads us to the first grim fact about Sodom: [1] God had given to that nation unmistakable proof of His care for them, through the ministry of Abraham. Earlier, when some of the surrounding nations had invaded Sodom and taken its citizens captive, it was Abraham who had interceded on behalf of Lot and his family, and together with all the captives, they were rescued and brought home safe and sound.
Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!