WHEN THE WICKED ARE DESTROYED THE RIGHTEOUS WILL BE SPARED

PROCLAMATION

“And Abraham drew near, and said, ‘Wilt Thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?  Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city … Peradventure ten shall be found there.’  And He said, ‘I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.’ ”  Genesis 18:23-32 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.   After God made a covenant with Abraham (Genesis 17:10-11) and promised him that Sarah would bear him a son and he will be called Isaac, (Genesis 17:17-19) Abraham and all of the males in his household were circumcised. (Genesis 17:24-27)  Then The Lord appeared to Abraham as one of three men. (Genesis 18:1-2)  Abraham asked if he could fix them something to eat before they went on their way. (Genesis 18:3-8)  As they ate, they asked about his wife Sarah and said that she would bear him a son. (Genesis 18:9-15)  When they got up to leave, The Lord told him that the sins of the people in Sodom and Gomorrah were so great that He was going to destroy the cities. (Genesis 18:16-20)  This is when Abraham questioned The Lord regarding sparing the lives of the righteous living among the wicked. (Genesis 18:23-32)  As The Lord conversed with Abraham, the two men with Him turned away and went towards Sodom. (Genesis 18:22)

 

APPLICATION

The Lord God destroyed the whole earth but spared Noah and his family. (Hebrews 11:7)  In this text He told Abraham that He was going to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, but that He would spare the lives of the righteous people that He found there, namely Lot and his family. (Genesis 19:15-16)  The Lord God said that if there were ten righteous people there, He would spare the cities for their sakes. (Genesis 18:32)  Even when surrounded by wickedness and corruption, a child of God should maintain his faith and Christian walk.  Just because we live in a sinful world does not mean that we have to participate in their sins.  By maintaining good Christian behavior and obeying God’s Holy Word, we will find grace and favor in the eyes of The Lord and thereby be spared the wrath of God which will come to those unbelievers who are doing evil.