And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
3. he urged them greatly ] The gentle compulsion of Oriental courtesy. To let a stranger sleep out at night would be contrary to all canons of civility, cf. Jdg 19:16-22.
a feast ] Lit. “a drinking feast,” and thence “a banquet.” Perhaps we may assume that the Angels appeared as poor men needing food and shelter. The neglect of the poor and needy is part of the prophet’s reproach against Sodom in Eze 16:49.
unleavened bread ] Cakes baked hastily without leaven or yeast; the “unleavened cakes” of Jdg 6:19.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He did bake unleavened bread, because that was sooner prepared, that so they might eat it, and after that go to bed in due time.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
3. entered into his houseOnremoving to the plain, Lot intended at first to live in his tentapart from the people [Ge 13:12].But he was gradually drawn in, dwelt in the city, and he and hisfamily were connected with the citizens by marriage ties.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And he pressed them greatly,…. He prayed, he entreated, he persuaded, he made use of a multitude of words, and of all the arguments he could think of, to prevail upon them; and might not only press them with words, but make use of gestures, as taking them by the hand, or by their clothes, and as it were forcing them into his house, whereby it plainly appeared he was cordial and hearty in his invitation:
and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house: went along with him to it, and instead of proceeding forward, or continuing where they were, or steering their course to a street in the city, they turned in to Lot’s house:
and he made them a feast; a large, liberal, and generous entertainment, as Abraham did, consisting of a variety of eatables and drinkables; indeed it has its name only from drinking, wine being a principal part of a banquet:
and did bake unleavened bread; not because it was the time of the passover, as Jarchi suggests, for as yet that was not instituted; but for quicker dispatch, that his guests might have their supper the sooner, and get to bed the earlier, and rest themselves; bread without leaven in it being sooner baked than that which is made with it:
and they did eat; the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem are,
“they seemed as if they ate.”
[See comments on Ge 18:8];
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
3. And he made them a feast. By these words, and others following, Moses shows that the angels were more sumptuously entertained than was customary: for Lot did not act thus, indiscriminately, with all. But, when he conceived, from the dignity of their mien and dress, that they were not common men, he baked cakes, and prepared a plentiful feast. Again, Moses says that the angels did eat: not that they had any need to do so; but because the time was not yet come, for the manifestation of their celestial nature.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(3) He pressed upon them greatly.This he did as knowing the licentiousness of the people; but the angels do not readily accept his hospitality, as they had done that of Abraham, because his character had deteriorated.
Unleavened bread.Heb., thin cakes, like those now eaten by the Jews at the Passover. They took little time in preparation, for which reason we find them also used by the witch of Endor (1Sa. 28:24).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
3. Made them a feast , a feast, is the name usually given to a great feast or banquet . Comp . Gen 21:8; Gen 26:30; Gen 40:20 ; 1Sa 25:36.
Unleavened bread This is the first occurrence of the word , found nearly always in the plural, and translated unleavened bread. It means sweetness, (Gesenius, Lex . ,) and denotes bread not made sour by leaven not allowed time to ferment .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘And he urged them strongly, and they turned in to him and entered into his house, and he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread and they ate.’
It is in Lot’s favour that he persists in his attempts to help them, even though he does not know who they are. The constant parallels with Genesis 18 demonstrate the unity of the whole passage.
“Baked unleavened bread”. Lot does all that is right but lacks the effusiveness of Abraham.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Doth not the Reader call to mind, Him, who in the days of his flesh was constrained in like manner. Luk 24:28-29 . And is not the Reader’s heart prompted by the view of both scriptures, to constrain Jesus also, to enter in and tarry with him. Oh! for a spirit of heart-wrestling with God our Saviour, not to be refused!
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Ver. 3. And they did eat. ] They made as if they did eat and drink, saith the Hierosolymi-Targum, but not well. See Trapp on “ Gen 18:8 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
eat. See Gen 18:8.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
pressed: 2Ki 4:8, Luk 11:8, Luk 14:23, Luk 24:28, Luk 24:29, 2Co 5:14
a feast: Gen 18:6-8, Gen 21:8, Luk 5:29, Joh 12:2, Heb 13:2
unleavened: Gen 18:6, Exo 12:15, Exo 12:39, Jdg 6:19, 1Sa 28:24, 1Co 5:8
Reciprocal: Gen 18:7 – General Gen 18:8 – he took Gen 26:30 – General Gen 38:1 – turned Exo 2:20 – call him Jdg 6:18 – bring Jdg 19:15 – no man Jdg 19:20 – lodge not 2Sa 13:25 – pressed Job 31:32 – The stranger Pro 25:17 – Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s Act 10:23 – and lodged Act 16:15 – And she
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 19:3. He pressed upon them greatly Partly because he would by no means have them to expose themselves to the perils and insults which he was aware awaited their lodging in the street of Sodom, and partly because he was desirous of their converse.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
19:3 And {b} he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they {c} did eat.
(b) That is, he begged them so insistently.
(c) Not because they had need, but because the time was not yet come for them to reveal themselves.