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Sin Under Religious Cover
Commentators explain that the Hebrew word translated as "sodomites" literally means "consecrated ones." This reveals a horrifying reality: these sinful practices were not just tolerated but were integrated into pagan worship as religious rites. This shows the ultimate depth of corruption, where evil is sanctioned and even considered holy.
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1 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 14:24
18th Century
Theologian
Sodomites - Literally, "(men) consecrated." The men in question were in fact "consecrated" to the mother of the gods, the famous "Dea Syra,"…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 14:24
19th Century
Bishop
Sodomites. —See 1 Kings 15:12; 2 Kings 23:7. There is a horrible significance in the derivation of this wo…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 14:24
19th Century
Preacher
When people once turn aside from the living God to follow inventions of their own, there is no telling where they will go; nothing is too foul, not…
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 14:24
17th Century
Pastor
And there were also Sodomites in the land ,
&e.] Such as were addicted to unnatural lusts between men and men, which…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 14:21–31
17th Century
Minister
Nothing good is said here of Rehoboam, and much is said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The prevalence of the worst crimes, those of the worst…