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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
Day 
Day 109

Text: Genesis 19: 23-26

MEDITATION

Genesis 19:23-26

23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar.
24 Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. The trip out of Sodom and Gomorrah

a. It was a one-day long trip at least.
b. The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered the little town of Zoar.
c. The two cities may be called “twin cities”.
d. Even when Sodom is mentioned on its own, Gomorrah was included.

2. The judgment on the cities

a. Cries against the cities had reached heaven.
b. The Lord had promised Abraham that He would spare the cities if ten righteous
people could be found there.
c. The visit of the two angels confirmed that the judgment against Sodom and Gomorrah would be meted out.
d. Fire and brimstone were rained upon the cities and destroyed them.

4. The fate of Lot’s wife

a. Her heart was in Sodom and she looked back at the city.
b. The angels had specifically warned Lot and his family against doing this.

Note: Mount Sodom in the Judean Desert region
There is a little region called “Mount Sodom”. A pillar of sorts is found there, near the Dead Sea. This pillar is commonly regarded as the pillar that enshrouded Lot’s wife.

经文：创世记 19：23-26

沉思

《创世记 19：23-26》
23罗得到了琐珥，日头已经出来了。
24当时，耶和华将硫磺与火从天上耶和华那里降于所多玛和蛾摩拉，
25把那些城和全平原，并城里所有的居民，连地上生长的，都毁灭了。

26罗得的妻子在后边回头一看，就变成了一根盐柱。

在生活里有意义地应用

1．出所多玛和蛾摩拉的路程

a．那至少是一天的路程
b．当罗得进入琐珥这个小城市时，太阳已经升起了
c．那两个城市可被称为“双城”
d．就算只单单提到所多玛，蛾摩拉也被包括在内

2．这双城受到的审判

a．反对这双城的怨声已经到达了天
b．如果可以在这城内找到十位义人，上帝应许亚伯拉罕衪会宽恕这双城
c．两位天使的探访确定了对所多玛和蛾摩拉的审判将会降临
d．硫磺与火从天而降下双城，毁灭了他们

3．罗得妻子的命运

a．她的心因还掛念着所多玛而回头看那城市
b．天使们已经特别警告罗得和他的家人不可这么做

注：在犹太沙漠地区的所多玛山

有一个小地区叫做“所多玛山”。在那里有一根类似的柱子，靠近死海。这根柱子被普遍认为是困锁罗得妻子的柱子。