1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot sawthem, he rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” They said however, “No, but we shall spend the night in the square.” 3 Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4 Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter; 5 and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.” 6 But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, 7 and said, “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. 8 “Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof.” 9 But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said, “This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door. 10 But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11 They struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway.
12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Whom else have you here? A son-in-law, and your sons, and your daughters, and whomever you have in the city, bring them out of the place; 13 for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.” 14 Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, “Up, get out of this place, for the LORD will destroy the city.” But he appeared to his sons-in-law to be jesting.
The depravity of Sodom is incredible here. God wasn’t destroying the city just because they weren’t serving Him faithfully. They were evil beyond belief. This is a passage often referred to by the church when speaking out against homosexuality, but I’m not even going to go there. Their drive was so evil, that they were going to destroy Lot and his household for trying to protect the two visiting men. However, the men of Sodom didn’t know who they were dealing with, and the angels struck them all with blindness. But the men of Sodom don’t stop. They keep trying to find the door of the house until they drain themselves of all physical energy. We may think of some sin as small and harmless, but the road you begin on when you let sin in your life is one that will take everything you are, and everything you have. Ultimately, it will even claim your life (physical and spiritual). Don’t let sin have even a foothold in your life. Be on guard constantly against it.