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But in those five words, "that we may know them," lies the heart of the "abomination." Why? Because "to know" generally denotes carnal knowledge. Hoping to placate the frenzied horde, Lot offers them his daughters, but they will settle for no less than the travelers themselves. The Bible lets us know there weren’t even 10 righteous people in the entire city. Unspeakable wickedness and perversion were once hidden in dark places now they are in the open, even accorded legal protection. Words of profanity, vulgarity, and blasphemy are heard everywhere. Soon after the travelers arrive, the inhospitable men of Sodom throng at Lot's door and demand: "Where are the men which came into thee this night? Bring them out unto us that we may know them" (Genesis 19:5). Regardless of the size of those cities, here is a stunning truth about Sodom and Gomorrah. Nothing happened in Sodom and Gomorrah which exceeds in wickedness and depravity that which surrounds us now. By shielding strangers, he further antagonizes his neighbors. As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein. But, Lot, himself an outsider, was never accepted by the Sodomites. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. Consistent with that imperative, Lot invites the travelers into his home.

In the nomadic ancient Middle East, wayfarers lives could, literally, depend on the hospitality of strangers. And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the. A reprieve is offered if God's emissaries can find even "one just man." Two angels, disguised as travelers, come upon the house of Lot. Scholars agree that the injunction against homosexuality is rooted in the Genesis story of Sodom and Gomorrah, twin cities marked for destruction because of their grievous sinfulness.