Genesis 19:23-25 NASB,NASB

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord rained —literally, and Jehovah caused it to rain ; καὶ κύριος ἔβρεξε ( LXX .), which latter term is adopted by Luke in describing this event ( Genesis 17:1-27 :29)— upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah —and also upon Admah and Zeboim ( Deuteronomy 29:23 ; Hosea 11:8 ), Bela, or Zoar, of the five cities of the Jordan circle ( Genesis 14:2 , Genesis 14:8 ) being exempted— brimstone and fire — גָּפְרִית ; properly pitch, though the name was afterwards... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:24

The judgment of fire. I. THE DELIVERANCE OF LOT . 1. Mercifully warned . The intimation conveyed by the angels was— 2. Urgently hastened . Notwithstanding the angel's warning, it is obvious that Lot trifled, probably from a latent apprehension that there was plenty of time, if not from any secret dubiety as to the need for the celestial exhortation; and so do sinners dally yet with the solemn announcement of the gospel, which necessitates that they Be vehemently... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:25

And he overthrew —literally, turned over, as a cake'; whence utterly destroyed (cf. Deuteronomy 29:23 ; κατέστρεψε , LXX .; subvertit, Vulgate ). In Arabic "the overthrown' is a title applied, κατ ἐξοχὴν, to Sodom and Gomorrah (Gesenius). From the use of the expression καταστροφή ( 2 Peter 2:6 ), Wordsworth thinks an earthquake may have accompanied the burning— those cities ,—that they were submerged as well as overthrown (Josephus) is a doubtful inference from ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 19:1-38

- The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah9. גשׁ־<הלאה gesh-hāl'âh, “approach to a distant point,” stand back.11. סנורים sanevērı̂ym, “blindness,” affecting the mental more than the ocular vision.37. מואב mô'āb, Moab; מאב mē'āb, “from a father.” בן־עמי ben-‛amı̂y, Ben-‘ammi, “son of my people.” עמון ‛amôn, ‘Ammon, “of the people.”This chapter is the continuation and conclusion of the former. It records a part of God’s strange work - strange, because it consists in punishment, and because... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:24

Genesis 19:24. Then the Lord rained, from the Lord The Son, who had conversed with Abraham, from the Father, for the Father has committed all judgment to the Son. He that is they Saviour will be the destroyer of those that reject the salvation. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:25

Genesis 19:25. And he overthrew those cities, and all the inhabitants of them, the plain, and all that grew upon the ground It was an utter ruin, and irreparable; that fruitful valley remains to this day a great lake, or dead sea. Travellers say it is about thirty miles long, and ten miles broad. It has no living creature in it: it is not moved by the wind: the smell of it is offensive: things do not easily sink in it. The Greeks call it Asphaltis, from a sort of pitch which it casts... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 19:1-38

Sodom and Gomorrah (19:1-38)Meanwhile the two messengers arrived in Sodom. Lot, knowing the danger that strangers faced in the streets of Sodom at night, welcomed them into his house (19:1-3). Although Lot did not agree with the immoral practices of Sodom (2 Peter 2:7-8), he apparently did not have the courage to oppose them. He was even prepared to allow the sexual perverts of the city to rape his daughters, in order to protect his two guests from homosexual assault. In a blinding judgment,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 19:24

the LORD . . . from the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. Repetition very emphatic. Compare "we", Genesis 19:13 . brimstone and fire. Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ) = burning brimstone. Referred to in Deuteronomy 29:23 .Isaiah 13:19 . Jeremiah 49:18 . Zephaniah 2:9 . Matthew 10:15 . 2 Peter 2:6 . Jude 1:7 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 19:25

overthrew. These cities are not in the Dead Sea, but their ruins have been discovered by M. de Saulcy (called to-day Kharbet-Goumran), about 4 miles square ( Journey round the Dead Sea, vol. ii, pp. 42-46). Note the parallelism ( Alternation ). a | cities. b | plain. a | cities (inhabitants). b | plain (produce). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 19:23-25

"The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar. Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground."We shall spare the reader any description of just how God did this. We do not know, nor does anyone else! Many plausible theories are available, explaining how a great earthquake, releasing vast quantities of natural... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 19:1-38

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 19:1-38

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 19:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 19:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 19:23-25

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