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Hospitality as Protection
Commentators explain that Lot 'urged them greatly' not merely out of politeness, but out of a desperate desire to protect them. Knowing the extreme wickedness and danger of the city streets after dark, his insistence was a sign of his awareness of the depravity surrounding him and his effort to shield his guests from it.
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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 19:3
19th Century
Bishop
He pressed upon them greatly. — This he did, knowing the licentiousness of the people; but the angels do not readily accept his ho…
John Calvin
On Genesis 19:3
16th Century
Theologian
And he made them a feast. By these words, and others following, Moses shows that the angels were more sumptuously entertained than was cus…
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John Gill
On Genesis 19:3
17th Century
Pastor
And he pressed them greatly
He prayed, he entreated, he persuaded, he made use of a multitude of words, and of all t…
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…