Verse 12
The common characteristic of Sodom and these Palestinian cities was failure to repent when given a warning by God (cf. Genesis 19:24-29; Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:20-24; Romans 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6; Judges 1:7). The fate of the people of Sodom had become proverbial (cf. Isaiah 1:9-10). The Sodomites had the witness of Lot, but these cities had the witness of forerunners and eyewitnesses of the Messiah. The Sodomites could have saved their city by repenting, but these cities could have entered the messianic kingdom. Therefore their guilt was greater than that of the people of Sodom.
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