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A Deceptive Sunrise
Commentators, particularly John Gill, note the significance of the sun rising. It was a beautiful, clear morning, which created a stark contrast with the fiery judgment that followed. This highlights how suddenly disaster can strike and serves as a warning against a false sense of security, showing that the destruction was a supernatural act, not a natural storm.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 19:1–38
18th Century
Theologian
גשׁ־ < הלאה (gesh - hāl'âh), meaning “approach to a distant point,” or “stand back.”
סנורים (san'evērı̂ym
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 19:23
19th Century
Bishop
The sun was risen. — As Lot started at dawn, he had thus had about an hour for his flight.
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 19:22–28
19th Century
Preacher
For I cannot do anything until you have come there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot e…
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John Gill
On Genesis 19:23
17th Century
Pastor
And the sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Which is observed partly to point at the time of his ent…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 19:1–29
17th Century
Minister
Lot was good, but there was no one else of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Therefore, care was t…