The case of Sodom and Gomorrah
Tue Feb 19, 2013
Editor: The story of Sodom and Gomorrah began in the book of Genesis, where during a conversation with Abraham about his wife Sarah having a son the following year, God appearing in the form of a man said to Abraham: “I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are utterly evil, and that everything they do is wicked. I am going down to see whether these reports are true or not.{{more}} Then I will know.â (Genesis 18: 20 & 21). Note that God did not say that they were homosexuals. What this is saying is that an all-seeing, all-knowing and all-powerful God did not know for sure what was happening in two cities, and was hearing about it second-hand. He, therefore, had to go himself to check out what was happening. Thatâs incredible.
Then Abraham asked God if he will destroy the righteous with the wicked. Put another way “Will you kill good and bad alike?â The rest of chapter 18 relates the conversation between God and Abraham about what proportion of the population who are righteous will it take to save Sodom. They started with fifty and eventually settled on ten.
In religion today, it is universally preached that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and all the other cities and villages because of homosexuality. They arrive at this conclusion based on the incident at Lotâs house. Furthermore, if homosexuality was the cause of the destruction, how come the other cities and villages of the plains were destroyed when there was nothing linking them to homosexuality? The incident at Lotâs house involved a minority from Sodom only. Isnât God fair? (Genesis 18: 23-26)
In my next article I will discuss what really happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as what other Old Testament books have to say on homosexuality.
Vincy Man