Firm FoundationsFirm FoundationsLesson 17: Lesson 17:

God Destroyed Sodom and God Destroyed Sodom and GomorrahGomorrah

Memory verse: Genesis 15:6Memory verse: Genesis 15:6

IntroductionIntroduction

►Have you ever been given something Have you ever been given something that you don’t deserve?that you don’t deserve?

►Have you ever been given mercy when Have you ever been given mercy when you deserved punishment?you deserved punishment?

►Definition of “grace”Definition of “grace”

God’s promises renewed to God’s promises renewed to AbramAbram

►Genesis 13:14-17Genesis 13:14-17 Count the grains of sandCount the grains of sand Count the starsCount the stars Poster – God’s promises to Poster – God’s promises to

Abraham #1Abraham #1►Genesis 15:5,6Genesis 15:5,6

Abram believed GodAbram believed God God accepted Abram as God accepted Abram as

righteousrighteous Romans 4:3Romans 4:3

►Genesis 15:6Genesis 15:6 What is righteousness?What is righteousness? Poster – God’s promises to Poster – God’s promises to

Abraham #2Abraham #2 Galatians 3:8Galatians 3:8

God’s promises renewed to God’s promises renewed to AbramAbram

►Genesis 15:13-16Genesis 15:13-16 Poster – God’s promises to Poster – God’s promises to

Abraham #3Abraham #3 Do you know what will happen Do you know what will happen

next week? Next year?next week? Next year?►Genesis 17:1-5Genesis 17:1-5

Abraham was 99 years oldAbraham was 99 years old God changed Abram’s nameGod changed Abram’s name

►Abram means “_x_l_e_ f_t_e_”Abram means “_x_l_e_ f_t_e_”►Abraham means “_a_h_r of a Abraham means “_a_h_r of a

multitude of c_i_d_e_”multitude of c_i_d_e_”

God’s promise that Abraham God’s promise that Abraham and Sarah would have a sonand Sarah would have a son

►Genesis 17:15,16Genesis 17:15,16 God changed Sarai’s name to God changed Sarai’s name to

SarahSarah►Sarai means “_r_n_e_s”Sarai means “_r_n_e_s”►Sarah means “m_t_e_ of _a_i_n_”Sarah means “m_t_e_ of _a_i_n_”

►Genesis 17:17Genesis 17:17 Sarah was 99, Abraham 100Sarah was 99, Abraham 100 The promise depended on God – The promise depended on God –

His abilityHis ability

► Jeremiah 32:17Jeremiah 32:17

God’s attitude toward Sodom God’s attitude toward Sodom and Gommorahand Gommorah

►Genesis 18:20,21Genesis 18:20,21►Map 1 – Sodom/GommorahMap 1 – Sodom/Gommorah►God saw what God saw what

Sodom/Gommorah were doingSodom/Gommorah were doing► Their sin angered GodTheir sin angered God►God waited patiently for them God waited patiently for them

to repentto repent►God does not delay God does not delay

judgement foreverjudgement forever II Peter 3:9II Peter 3:9

God’s angels came to SodomGod’s angels came to Sodom

► Genesis 19:1-3Genesis 19:1-3► Where was Lot?Where was Lot?► Who were his visitors, and why did Who were his visitors, and why did

they come?they come?► God sent angels to warn Lot and his God sent angels to warn Lot and his

familyfamily Lot believed in God: Genesis 19:18-20Lot believed in God: Genesis 19:18-20

► Sodom’s sinSodom’s sin Ezekiel 16:49-50Ezekiel 16:49-50 PridePride GluttonyGluttony Sexual sinSexual sin

The sinfulness of the The sinfulness of the SodomitesSodomites

►Genesis 19:4-Genesis 19:4-77

► This is gross This is gross perversionperversion Are people Are people

today any today any better?better?

► Lot’s choice of Lot’s choice of the “best” the “best” land looks land looks different nowdifferent now

Lot and family rescued out of Lot and family rescued out of SodomSodom

►Genesis 19:10-17Genesis 19:10-17►Why did God save Why did God save

Lot and his Lot and his daughters?daughters? Born sinnerBorn sinner Believed God’s Believed God’s

promisespromises►God saves those God saves those

who trust Himwho trust Him Abel, Noah, Abel, Noah,

Abram, Lot,…Abram, Lot,…

God destroyed Sodom and God destroyed Sodom and GomorrahGomorrah

►Genesis 19:24-25Genesis 19:24-25►God waited for God waited for

Lot to get safely Lot to get safely outout

►God hates sinGod hates sin II Peter 2:6II Peter 2:6

►God is the same God is the same todaytoday

Lot’s wife looked backLot’s wife looked back

►Genesis 19:26Genesis 19:26► They were told not to They were told not to

look backlook back Lot’s wife disobeyedLot’s wife disobeyed

►God knew what was God knew what was in her heartin her heart She didn’t trust GodShe didn’t trust God Desired the sinful Desired the sinful

ways of Sodomways of Sodom► She was foolishShe was foolish

God doesn’t threaten God doesn’t threaten and forgetand forget

ConclusionConclusion

►God is the same God is the same todaytoday

►Keeps His Keeps His promisespromises Bless those who Bless those who

trust himtrust him Punish those who Punish those who

disobeydisobey