genesis-19:14-17,-genesis-19:26-niv

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 19:16

Verse 16 16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand. The angels first urged him by words; now seizing him by the hand, and indeed with apparent violence, they compel him to depart. His tardiness is truly wonderful, since, though he was certainly persuaded that the angels did not threaten in vain, he could yet be moved, by no force of words, until he is dragged by their hands out of the city. Christ says, ‘Though the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak,’ (Matthew 26:41) here a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 19:17

Verse 17 17.Escape for thy life. This was added by Moses, to teach use that the Lord not only stretches out his hand to us for a moment, in order to begin our salvation; but that without leaving his work imperfect, he will carry it on even to the end. It certainly was no common act of grace, that the ruin of Sodom was predicted to Lot himself, lest it should crush him unawares; next, that a certain hope of salvation was given him by the angels; and, finally, that he was led by the hand out of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:14

And Lot went out (obviously that same evening), and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters,— literally, those taking his daughters, meaning either those who had taken them ( LXX ; Targums, Knobel, Delitzsch), or more probably those intending to take them, their affianced husbands (Josephus, Vulgate, Clericus, Rosenmüller, Ewald, Keil, Kalisch)—an d said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord (Jehovah) will destroy this (literally, the) city . But ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:15-16

And when the morning arose ,—literally, as soon as the dawn (from שָׁחַר , to break forth as the light) went up , i.e. on the first appearance of the morning twilight— then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here ;—literally, which are found ; not implying the existence of other daughters (Knobel), but contrasting with the sons in law (Keil, Kalisch) lest thou be consumed in the iniquity (or punishment, as in Isaiah 5:18 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:17

And it came to pass, when they had brought them ( i.e. Lot and his family) forth abroad (literally, without ; sc. the city), that he —one of the angels (Rabbi Solomon, Jarchi, Rosenmüller, Lange, 'Speaker's Commentary'); the one that had taken Lot's hand (Inglis); Jehovah speaking through the angel (Delitzsch); the angel speaking in the name of God (Keil, Kalisch); Jehovah himself, who, though not mentioned, had now appeared upon the scene (Ainsworth, Candlish)— said, Escape for... 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 19:14

Genesis 19:14. Lot spake to his sons-in-law, &c. It is likely these sons-in- law had married other daughters of Lot, who were now dead, or who afterward perished in the destruction of the city. Up, get you out of this place The manner of expression is startling. It was not a time to trifle, when the destruction was just at the door. But he seemed to them as one that mocked They thought perhaps that the assault which the Sodomites had just now made upon his house had disturbed his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:16

Genesis 19:16. While he lingered He did not make so much haste as the case required, and this would have been fatal to him, if the angels had not laid hold on his hand, and brought him forth. Herein the Lord was merciful to him; and if God had not been merciful to us, our lingering had been our ruin. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:17

Genesis 19:17. Look not behind thee He must not loiter by the way; stay not in all the plain For it would all be made one dead sea; he must not take up short of the place of refuge appointed him; escape to the mountain Such are the commands given to those who, through grace, are delivered out of a sinful state. 1st, Return not to sin and Satan, for that is looking back to Sodom. 2d, Rest not in the world, for that is staying in the plain. 3d, Reach toward Christ and heaven, for that... 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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 19:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 19:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 19:17

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 19:17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 19:1-38

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