Today’s Sermon Notes: 2-22-2026
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Father Abraham
A Sermon Series
“The God Who Rescues the Righteous and Judges the Wicked:
Angels Rescue Lot: Part One”
Genesis 19:1-7
Opening
Genesis 13:12 says “Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.”
2 Peter 2:6-9, “. . . if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7 and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 8 (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,”
Lot is called righteous because of his belief
Genesis 18:20 “Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.”
What is a righteous man doing in a place so corrupt that it demands the judgement of God?
Whatever Lot received from Sodom outweighed his disdain for their abominable acts.
God’s plan for his people were for them to live in tents and move around
– Lot wanted to be permanent and live in a city.
In Psalm 1:1-2, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;”
Lot’s Increasing Callousness Toward Sin (vv. 1-3)
“The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” 3 But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.”
Lot is way too close and benefits far too much to even want to discuss judgment and wrong doing.
Sodom’s Sin (vv. 4-7)
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” 6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, 7 and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.
Leviticus 18:22 “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.”
Leviticus 20:13 “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.”
Abomination defined – “Whatever is ritually or ethically loathsome and repugnant to God and men. . . .” “offensive violation of established order,” “foods prohibited as unclean,” “imperfect sacrifices,” “magic and divination,” “sexual irregularities,” “moral and ethical faults,” “reversal of the natural” “idolatrous practices” “idols.”[6]
Genesis 1:31, “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”
Romans 1:18-20 “ . . . For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made . . .”
Romans 1:26-27 “For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.”
Matthew 19:4 “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (you have changed how you view your original sin and have ceased to practice them “as such were some of you”).
1 Timothy 1:8-11 “Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.”
How would you respond to this comment, “I am a follower of Jesus, but I do not see anything wrong with homosexuality. I do not find it to be offensive or an abomination.”
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[1] John MacArthur, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary, 2 Peter & Jude (Chicago, Illinois; Moody Publishers, 2005) 90.
[2] James Montgomery Boice, An Expositional Commentary, Genesis, Volume 2 (Grand Rapids, Michigan; Baker Books, 2002) 620.
[3] C. H. Mackintosh, Notes on the Pentateuch, Genesis to Deuteronomy (Neptune, New Jersey; Loizeaux Brothers, 1972) 89.
[4] Kenneth O. Gangel & Stephen J. Bramer, Holman Old Testament Commentary, Genesis (Nashville, Tennessee; Holman Publishers, 2002) 167.
[5] Boice, 622. See also Lev. 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; 1 Tim. 1:8-10
[6] George Arthur Buttrick, Dictionary Editor, The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, An illustrated Encyclopedia (Nashville, Tennessee; Abingdon Press, 1962) 13.
[7] Kenneth Matthews, The New American Commentary, Genesis 1-11:26 (Nashville, Tennessee; Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996) 175.
[8] See also God’s teaching about himself, salvation, and the church as the bride of Christ. The marriage producing children who receive the fundamental teachings of God. This Christian godly family values moves from generation to generation.
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