Gomorrah

I have heard the taunting of Moab and the reviling of the sons of Ammon, with which they have taunted my people and become arrogant against their territory.

Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, surely Moab will be like Sodom and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah, a place possessed with nettles and salt pits and a perpetual desolation.

The remnant of my people will plunder them and the remainder of my nation will inherit them.

This they will have in return for their pride because they have taunted and become arrogant against the people of the Lord of hosts.

Kind of, yeah.

And we're going to get to more of that later on.

So Moab and Ammon have mocked God's people, and what's the result that's going to happen here? Tell us, what have they won? It's in verse nine where it says, therefore, as I live, declares the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, surely Moab will be like Sodom and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah, a place possessed with nettles and salt pits and a perpetual desolation.

This is not how you sell property, right? No real estate office has this as your features.

And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows for shepherds and folds for flocks.

The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall graze and in the houses of ashkelon they shall lie down at evening for the lord their god will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes i have heard the taunts of moab and the revilings of the ammonites how they have taunted my people and made boast against their territory therefore as i live declares the lord of hosts the god of israel Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits and a waste forever.

The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.

This shall be their lot in return for their pride, because they taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of hosts.

The Jewish people.

Right? What does Isaiah say in chapter 1, verse 9? Except that God had left unto us a remnant, we should have been like Sodom and we should have been like Gomorrah.

Who are these people getting raptured in Matthew 24? It's not me and you.

That's not our chapter.

Genesis chapter 14 beginning in verse 1.

At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, Ariokh king of Eleazar, Kerdoliomar king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim, these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Bersha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Adma, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela, that is, Soar.

All these latter kings joined forces in the valley of Siddim, that is the Dead Sea Valley.

For 12 years, they had been subject to Cerdol Iomar, but in the 13th year, they rebelled.

Then they turned back and went to En-Mishpat, that is, Kadesh.

And they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazazon Tamar.

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Adma, the king of Zeboiim, the king of Bela, the Zoar, marched out and drew up their battle lines in the valley of Siddim against Kerdoliomar, king of Elam, Tidal, king of Goyim, Aramaphil, king of Shinar, and Ariok, king of Eleazar, four kings against five.

Now the valley of Sidim was full of tar pits.

I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.

Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place of weeds and salt pits, a wasteland forever." The remnant of my people will plunder them.

The survivors of my nation will inherit their land.

This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the Lord Almighty.

The Bible reads, And it came to pass in the days of Amraphil, king of Shinar, Ariok, king of Elasa, Chederalama, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Nations.

What names, eh? That these made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Bersha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admar, and Shemiba, king of Zeboam, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

All these were joined together in the Vale of Sidim, which is the Salt Sea.

Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

And the Horites in their Mount Seir and El Paran, which is by the wilderness.

And they returned and came to En Mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites and also the Amorites that dwelt in the Hazazon Tamar.

And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admar, and the king of Zeboam, and the king of Bela, the same is Zoar.

And they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddam, with Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam, and with Tidal, king of nations, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Ariok, king of Elessar, four kings with five.