2Pe 2:6-9 | TNotes | STEP | 2:6 The third example of judgment is that God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah . The people of these cities were so immoral that God rained down sulfur from heaven to destroy them (Gen 19:24 ). Peter focuses on the result of this action: The cities were turned into heaps of ashes .

bGen 19:24►

‏ 2 Peter 2:6-9

2:6 ^a The third example of judgment is that God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. The people of these cities were so immoral that God rained down sulfur from heaven to destroy them (Gen 19:24 ^b). Peter focuses on the result of this action: The cities were turned into heaps of ashes.
Summary for 2Pet 2:7-8: 2:7-8 ^c Even though the Old Testament does not portray Lot as a particularly righteous man (see profile for Lot at end of chapter), he remained basically faithful to the Lord; Jewish tradition also portrays him as righteous (see Wisdom of Solomon 10:6; 19:17).
2:9 ^d the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials: As illustrated by Noah’s family (2:5 ^e) and Lot (2:7 ^f), the Lord is faithful to his own people. Peter’s readers needed assurance that their struggles to live godly lives in the face of false teaching and the world’s scorn would be rewarded.