There were times all through the Bible, God judged people instantly. Sometimes seemingly without mercy or grace.
Gen 19:17; When they had brought them outside, one said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the valley; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away."
Gen 19:23; The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Gen 19:24; Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
Gen 19:25; and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
Gen 19:26; But his wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
Gen 19:27; Now Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD;
Gen 19:28; and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.
Now it seems that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were judged here, yes. But also Lot's wife was judged. Simply for disobeying and looking back at the city.
Luke 17:29; but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:30; "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
Luke 17:31; "On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
Luke 17:32; "Remember Lot's wife.
Luke 17 is considered a prophetical chapter about the end times and the second coming of Jesus. It says here that when Jesus comes back, "it will be just the same" as it was for Sodom
and Gomorrah. Does that mean fire and brimstone will reign down heaven again? I don't know, but it doesn't sound like it will pleasant whatever it is.
Lot and his family were told not to look back. Perhaps his wife gave one last reminiscent, longing look at the city, at the life she used to have.
When Jesus comes back, we are given the same warning. Don't turn back. Don't look back. "Remember Lot's wife".
Even in the New testament, people say they want to follow Jesus.... "after" they take care of their current worldly needs".
Luke 9:57; As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."
Luke 9:58; And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
Luke 9:59; And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
Luke 9:60; But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
Luke 9:61; Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."
Luke 9:62; But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
We say we want to follow Jesus, but then we prove to Him that other things are more important. We want to follow Him for a "little while".
We want to follow him until things get hard, or things get rough. But Jesus said if you look back (longing for your previous way of life) you aren't "fit for the kingdom of heaven".
In Numbers 11, the sons of Israel are still wandering around in the desert. God is giving them food from heaven. Manna. But they are complaining.
Num 11:1; Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
Num 11:2; The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out.
Num 11:3; So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.
Num 11:4; The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, "Who will give us meat to eat?
God displays His anger toward the people, and yet the people still aren't happy. They are tired of Manna. They want meat.
Num 11:10; Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.
God tells Moses, the people want meat? Fine, I will give them meat until it comes out of their noses.
Num 11:18; "Say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, "Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat and you shall eat.
Num 11:19; 'You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
Num 11:20; but a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you; because you have rejected the LORD who is among you and have wept before Him, saying, "Why did we ever leave Egypt?"'"
Like Lot's wife, they longed for "the way things used to be". Why did we ever leave Egypt? Sure we were slaves in bondage there, but life was easy. (how quickly we forget).
Some people ask, why did I ever get saved? Why did I ever agree to follow Jesus. Sure I was a slave to sin, but I could do whatever I wanted.
Num 11:33; While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very severe plague.
Num 11:34; So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.
... to be continued.
Gen 19:17; When they had brought them outside, one said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the valley; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away."
Gen 19:23; The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Gen 19:24; Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
Gen 19:25; and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
Gen 19:26; But his wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
Gen 19:27; Now Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD;
Gen 19:28; and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.
Now it seems that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were judged here, yes. But also Lot's wife was judged. Simply for disobeying and looking back at the city.
Luke 17:29; but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:30; "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
Luke 17:31; "On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
Luke 17:32; "Remember Lot's wife.
Luke 17 is considered a prophetical chapter about the end times and the second coming of Jesus. It says here that when Jesus comes back, "it will be just the same" as it was for Sodom
and Gomorrah. Does that mean fire and brimstone will reign down heaven again? I don't know, but it doesn't sound like it will pleasant whatever it is.
Lot and his family were told not to look back. Perhaps his wife gave one last reminiscent, longing look at the city, at the life she used to have.
When Jesus comes back, we are given the same warning. Don't turn back. Don't look back. "Remember Lot's wife".
Even in the New testament, people say they want to follow Jesus.... "after" they take care of their current worldly needs".
Luke 9:57; As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."
Luke 9:58; And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
Luke 9:59; And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
Luke 9:60; But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
Luke 9:61; Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."
Luke 9:62; But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
We say we want to follow Jesus, but then we prove to Him that other things are more important. We want to follow Him for a "little while".
We want to follow him until things get hard, or things get rough. But Jesus said if you look back (longing for your previous way of life) you aren't "fit for the kingdom of heaven".
In Numbers 11, the sons of Israel are still wandering around in the desert. God is giving them food from heaven. Manna. But they are complaining.
Num 11:1; Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
Num 11:2; The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out.
Num 11:3; So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.
Num 11:4; The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, "Who will give us meat to eat?
God displays His anger toward the people, and yet the people still aren't happy. They are tired of Manna. They want meat.
Num 11:10; Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.
God tells Moses, the people want meat? Fine, I will give them meat until it comes out of their noses.
Num 11:18; "Say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, "Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt." Therefore the LORD will give you meat and you shall eat.
Num 11:19; 'You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
Num 11:20; but a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you; because you have rejected the LORD who is among you and have wept before Him, saying, "Why did we ever leave Egypt?"'"
Like Lot's wife, they longed for "the way things used to be". Why did we ever leave Egypt? Sure we were slaves in bondage there, but life was easy. (how quickly we forget).
Some people ask, why did I ever get saved? Why did I ever agree to follow Jesus. Sure I was a slave to sin, but I could do whatever I wanted.
Num 11:33; While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very severe plague.
Num 11:34; So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.
... to be continued.
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