Gen 19:23-28 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 19:23-25: 19:23-25 Cp. Luke 17:29 . The eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79, as well as recent natural disasters, show how quickly a thorough catastrophe like this could happen.

a19:23-25►

bLuke 17:29►

c19:26►

d15:5►

eExod 33:8►

fNum 21:9►

g1 Sam 2:32►

hExod 3:6►

iLuke 17:32-37►

‏ Genesis 19:23-28

Summary for Gen 19:23-25: 19:23-25 ^a Cp. Luke 17:29 ^b. The eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79, as well as recent natural disasters, show how quickly a thorough catastrophe like this could happen.
19:26 ^c looked back: The verb indicates prolonged, intense gazing toward the world she loved, not a curious glance (15:5 ^d; Exod 33:8 ^e; Num 21:9 ^f; 1 Sam 2:32 ^g; cp. Exod 3:6 ^h). Lot’s wife was too attached to Sodom to follow God’s call of grace, so she was included in the judgment as she lingered on the valley slopes. Christ’s return to judge the world will be as sudden and devastating as the destruction of Sodom (Luke 17:32-37 ⁱ). Those who crave the life of this wicked world will lose this world and the next.