5 Smooth Stones--Genesis 19, Is America A Modern Day Sodom and Gomorrah?

Genesis 19, 13:10-12, 14:12; 2 Peter 2:7-8; Leviticus 18:22-30; Genesis 19:18; 1 Corinthians 3:15; Genesis 18:25; Ezekiel 16:49; Leviticus 18:22; Genesis 13:10; Luke 17:32; Deuteronomy 32:28-35; Jude

We are walking in today:  5 Smooth Stones--Genesis 19, Is America A Modern Day Sodom and Gomorrah?

Witness famine in the land throughout the Bible:  H7458 ra`ab famine or hunger in the land or community, depletion of Yahweh's word
Genesis 12:10, 26:1; Ruth 1:1; Amos 8:11

Fiveamprayer, today we are looking at Genesis 19 the which gives us the details of Lot leaving the area of Sodom and Gomorrah.  While going through this study consider if we see these same practices here in America in this current age and time. 
Now the plan of Elohim has been revealed and discussed with Abraham in Genesis 18 then we have Lot at the entrance of the gate of Sodom when the messengers of Yahweh arrive in the evening.  He knew that the practices of this town would be to either harass those who would dare to come to their city for refuge for the night if they were not wealthy or even kill them to let it be known that they have no hospitality within their walls.  They were a wealthy city and did not receive those in need with care nor concern.  This deep seeded greed lead to a twisted protection of their wealth at all costs and keeping up the reputation that others would avoid lodging over night or visiting all together.  When Lot saw the two messengers he quickly offered them a place for the night.  They declined and said that they would say in the town square for the night.  Lot would not hear of it and insisted that they would lodge with him.  They agreed.  This picture of finding Lot at the gate of the city shows that he is a civic leader in Sodom, for sitting at the gate was a position of honor and authority.  Once the messengers were in the house he fed them a great banquet.  This was interrupted by the men of the town come to Lot's house and demand that the messengers were given to them that they would know them sexually.  Another of the wicked sins of Sodom and Gomorrah was the practice of homosexuality.  With this added to the greed they had as a wealthy city lead to the abuse and mistreatment of many people and not solely for physical pleasure.  Lot tries to convince this mob of men to not do this wicked thing, for these messengers had come under his roof and protection.  He even offers up his two virgin daughters, to these men were not distracted from their goal in the least and persisted and would have pressed in upon them from the outside as they shoved Lot against the door.  The messengers of Yahweh brought Lot in and struck the men without with physical blindness to match their moral blindness.
We can see here in America that 32 of the 50 states have passed laws in favor of same sex marriages.  This is a direct violation of the Torah, the Davar Elohim, the Word of God.  He gives us His plan for marriage in the beginning of the Bible.

Genesis 2:21-25 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

This sin of homosexuality as defined in the Bible a man laying with a man or a woman laying with a woman is an abomination, causing the land to be defiled and the people spewed out.

Leviticus 18:22-30 (KJV)22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.  24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:  25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.  26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:  27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)  28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. 29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. 30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God.

They have found in studies that those who live a homosexual lifestyle have many sexual partners and sometimes only know their partners briefly before having a sexual relationship.  The saturation of this lifestyle is apparent throughout this country and so prevalent that there is talk of teaching to children in school that this is an acceptable choice or lifestyle.  The characters on many television shows are no longer hinting at being homosexual or give subtle clues but are upfront and bold about it.  This pushing of the envelope is not only in the lifestyle choices similar to Sodom and Gomorrah but also there are laws on the books in this country that a person can be jailed for feeding the homeless.  Also that the homeless are being imprisoned due to not having a place to live.  There used to be a time when the homeless who did not find shelter were able to sleep in the parks overnight and many now have arrest records due to being homeless.  Sounds like the inhospitable practices of Sodom and Gomorrah echoing in my ears. With the recent election the topic of abortion came up again.  There is so much fighting and has been, about taking away the 'right' of abortion.  This does pose another question, does this 'right' really exist if we do not have control over creating a life?  

 Genesis 1:26-28 (KJV) 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 Does the scripture tell us that Yahweh gave the male and female, that were created in His own image and likeness dominion over the Earth--blessed to be fruitful and multiply?  So the account of Sarah not baring children until her old age was in her control?  When Abraham and Sarah traveled in the 20 chapter of Genesis to a land and the king of that land took Sarah and the wombs of the women were shut--by who's command was that done? 

Genesis 20:17-18  (KJV)17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 18 For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Fiveamprayer take a good look at scripture and see where this is being reflected in our current society and nation.  What is the end result?  Who can intercede like Abraham did for Lot with the Lord God Almighty?  When correction is made to the error does Yahweh forgive and restore?  Even in errors of ignorance, we can be restored with His truth!  Stand on the entity of His word!  Ask Him for knowledge, understanding and wisdom to walk before Him in the good and right way.  This is not something you would just know all on your own.  We have to be  taught and learn His ways and set down a totally turn away from the ways of the world!  We are to be in the world but not of this world!  To listen to this message again click here.  https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/playback.html?n=RvxYy/jJ7xq