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and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly;
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Commentators unanimously agree that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was not just a past event, but a deliberate act by God to create a permanent 'example.' Scholars like John Calvin describe it as a 'chief and vivid image' of divine judgment, intended to serve as a timeless warning to all future generations who might choose to live ungodly lives.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes (Genesis 19:24–25). This is a third example to demonstrate that God wi…
Turning into ashes (τεφρωσας). First aorist participle of τεφροω, late word from τεφρα, ashes (in Dio Cassius of an eruption of Ve…
19th Century
Anglican
And turning. . . .—The construction still depends on the “if” in 2 Peter 2:4. (See Note on Jude 1:7.)
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Baptist
I love to see in God's people a holy horror of the sin which surrounds them. In several of the prayers in which we joined before we came upstairs t…
The third example of judgment is the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. According to Ge 19:24–28, “the LORD rained down burning sulfu…
16th Century
Protestant
The cities of Sodom. This was so memorable an example of Divine vengeance that when the Scripture speaks of the universal destruction of t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes , &c.] By raining brimstone and fire upon them from heaven, …
Although the way of error is a hurtful way, many are always ready to walk in it. Let us take care that we give no opportunity to the enemy to blasp…
