In those days, the LORD said: "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great,
and their sin so grave,
that I must go down and see whether or not their actions
fully correspond to the cry against them that comes to me.
I mean to find out."
God as explorer? As learner? And the crime is extraordinary, the attempted seduction of angels.
In today's Old Testament reading, God goes on an expedition to learn about Sodom. Abraham negotiates with God over the future of Sodom. It is a wild story, funny and grim. God seems to be egging Abraham on, conceding moral points, finally settling on not destroying the city if ten good men could be found.
But only Lot is virtuous, his wife and two daughters. So God destroys Sodom.
In today's Old Testament reading, God goes on an expedition to learn about Sodom. Abraham negotiates with God over the future of Sodom. It is a wild story, funny and grim. God seems to be egging Abraham on, conceding moral points, finally settling on not destroying the city if ten good men could be found.
But only Lot is virtuous, his wife and two daughters. So God destroys Sodom.
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