genesis 19:1-38, triennial vayabou sheni, “then came the two”

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Hebrew paragraph divisions:

Gen 18:1-19:38 {s} YHVH visits Abraham + Isaac promised/ Abraham’s intercession/ Sodom + Gomorrah overthrown

Strong themes of the parashah:

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Gen 19:1-38 chiastic structure:

1a) Gen 19:1-5, [S-x]ual sin of Sodom;

1b) Gen 19:6-11, Lot’s two daughters and the worldly men of Sodom;

1c) Gen 19:12-14, YHVH will overthrow the cities;

central axis) Gen 19:15-22, Escape for your life!

2c) Gen 19:23-29, YHVH overthrew the cities;

2b) Gen 19:30-31, Lot’s two daughters and no men of the world;

2a) Gen 19:32-38, [S-x]ual sin of Lot and his daughters.

Theme of the parashah:

The overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Finding Messiah in Torah:

One of the signs of Messiah in Torah is the sign of resurrection and life. Death may be certain or seem certain, and yet from death there is resurrection, or a miraculous escape from certain death. The escape of Lot from Sodom is a miraculous escape from certain death. Yeshua taught us that it is the same prophetic type as Noah’s escape from certain death:

“And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife.” Luk 17:26-32

This is history that prophesies, repeated in the prophetic call for God’s people to “Come out of her” – Mystery Babylon the Great (Rev 18:4-5).

Additional readings for this Torah portion:

Psa 15 | Isa 17 | Luk 17

For further study off site:

Contradictions: A Lot of Righteousness – Answers in Genesis
Contradictions: Who Destroyed Sodom? – Answers in Genesis
Was an Asteroid the Source for the Sodom and Gomorrah “Myth” – Answers in Genesis
Evidence found for Sodom and Gomorrah – Christian Answers
Sodom and Gomorrah Rediscovered – Bible Plus