Gen 19:1 | Clarke | STEP | The two angels mentioned in the preceding chapter, come in the evening to Sodom, . Lot, who was sitting at the gate, invites them to enter his house, take some refreshment, and tarry all night; which they at first refuse, ; but on being pressingly solicited, they at last comply, . The abominable conduct of the men of Sodom, , . Lot's deep concern for the honor and safely of his guests, which leads him to make a most exceptionable proposal to those wicked men, . The violent proceedings of the Sodomites, . Lot rescued from their barbarity by the angels, who smite them with blindness, , . The angels exhort Lot and his family to flee from that wicked place, as God was about to destroy it, , . Lot's fruitless exhortation to his sons-in-law, . The angels hasten Lot and his family to depart, , . Their exhortation, . Lot's request, . He is permitted to escape to Zoar, . Fire and brimstone are rained down from heaven upon all the cities of the plain, by which they are entirely destroyed, , . Lot's wife, looking behind, becomes a pillar of salt, . Abraham, early in the morning, discovers the desolation of those iniquitous cities, . Lot, fearing to continue in Zoar, went with his two daughters to the mountain, and dwelt in a cave, . The strange conduct of his daughters, and his unhappy deception, . Moab and Ammon born, from whom sprang the Moabites and Ammonites, , . Verse 1 Two angels - The two referred to . Sat in the gate - Probably, in order to prevent unwary travelers from being entrapped by his wicked townsmen, he waited at the gate of the city to bring the strangers he might meet with to his own house, as well as to transact his own business. Or, as the gate was the place of judgment, he might have been sitting there as magistrate to hear and determine disputes. Bowed himself - Not through religious reverence, for he did not know the quality of his guests; but through the customary form of civility. See on verses (note) of the preceding chapter.

Genesis 19:1

Introduction

The two angels mentioned in the preceding chapter, come in the evening to Sodom, Gen 19:1. Lot, who was sitting at the gate, invites them to enter his house, take some refreshment, and tarry all night; which they at first refuse, Gen 19:2; but on being pressingly solicited, they at last comply, Gen 19:3. The abominable conduct of the men of Sodom, Gen 19:4, Gen 19:5. Lot's deep concern for the honor and safely of his guests, which leads him to make a most exceptionable proposal to those wicked men, Gen 19:6-8. The violent proceedings of the Sodomites, Gen 19:9. Lot rescued from their barbarity by the angels, who smite them with blindness, Gen 19:10, Gen 19:11. The angels exhort Lot and his family to flee from that wicked place, as God was about to destroy it, Gen 19:12, Gen 19:13. Lot's fruitless exhortation to his sons-in-law, Gen 19:14. The angels hasten Lot and his family to depart, Gen 19:15, Gen 19:16. Their exhortation, Gen 19:17. Lot's request, Gen 19:18-20. He is permitted to escape to Zoar, Gen 19:21-23. Fire and brimstone are rained down from heaven upon all the cities of the plain, by which they are entirely destroyed, Gen 19:24, Gen 19:25. Lot's wife, looking behind, becomes a pillar of salt, Gen 19:26. Abraham, early in the morning, discovers the desolation of those iniquitous cities, Gen 19:27-29. Lot, fearing to continue in Zoar, went with his two daughters to the mountain, and dwelt in a cave, Gen 19:30. The strange conduct of his daughters, and his unhappy deception, Gen 19:31-36. Moab and Ammon born, from whom sprang the Moabites and Ammonites, Gen 19:37, Gen 19:38.

Verse 1

Two angels - The two referred to Gen 18:22.

Sat in the gate - Probably, in order to prevent unwary travelers from being entrapped by his wicked townsmen, he waited at the gate of the city to bring the strangers he might meet with to his own house, as well as to transact his own business. Or, as the gate was the place of judgment, he might have been sitting there as magistrate to hear and determine disputes.

Bowed himself - Not through religious reverence, for he did not know the quality of his guests; but through the customary form of civility. See on verses Gen 18:3-5 (note) of the preceding chapter.