For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
13. we will destroy ] See Gen 19:24.
the cry of them ] i.e. the cry against the people of Sodom; see note on Gen 18:20.
the Lord hath sent us ] Defining the position of the men in this and the previous chapter, as distinct from, and messengers of, Jehovah.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
For we will destroy this place,…. Or “we are destroying it” p, are about to do it, and will quickly and immediately do it:
because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; the cry of the sins of the inhabitants of it, which were many, and openly, and daringly committed, and reached to heaven, and called for immediate vengeance and punishment:
and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it; by which they discovered themselves to be angels, and what their business was, to destroy Sodom; and which confutes the notion of the Jews, that they were sent on different errands; whereas it is clear from hence, these two were sent to do one and the same thing; [See comments on Ge 18:2].
p “disperdentes nos”, Montanus; “nos perdituri mox sumus”, Junius Tremellius, Piscator so Drusius, Schmidt.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
13. The Lord has sent us to destroy it. This place teaches us, that the angels are the ministers of God’s wrath, as well as of his grace. Nor does it form any objection to this statement, that elsewhere the latter service is peculiarly ascribed to holy angels: as when the Apostle says, they were appointed for the salvation of those whom God had adopted as sons. (Heb 1:14.) And the Scripture, in various places, testifies, that the guardianship of the pious is committed to them, (Psa 91:11😉 while, on the other hand, it declares that God executes his judgments by reprobate angels. (Psa 78:49.) For it must be maintained, that God causes his elect angels to preside over those judgments which he executes by means of the reprobate. For it would be absurd to attribute to devils, the honor of presiding over the judgments of God, since they do not yield him voluntary obedience; but rather, while raging contumaciously against him, are yet reluctantly compelled to become his executioners. Let us therefore know, that it is not foreign to the office of elect angels, to descend armed for the purpose of executing Divine vengeance and of inflicting punishment. As the angel of the Lord destroyed, in one night, the army of Sennacherib which besieged Jerusalem, (2Kg 19:35😉 so also the angel of the Lord appeared to David with his drawn sword, when the pestilence was raging against the people. (2Sa 24:16.) But, as I have before said, the angels repeat what they had previously said to Abraham, concerning the cry of Sodomy that they may the more urgently impel Lot, by a detestation of the place, to take his flight, and may induce him by the fear of the wrath of God, to seek for safety.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
13. We will destroy this place Now they announce themselves as ministers of wrath to Sodom .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
1Ki 19:3 . And what is the cry of God in the soul of every truly awakened believer, but the same: Escape for thy life from sin: Look not back with any hankering after the world: Neither stay thyself upon any creature-righteousness, or creature enjoyments: but flee unto the rock Christ Jesus, lest thou art consumed!
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
Ver. 13. For we will destroy this place. ] Even the good angels are God’s executioners. And the first execution they did in the world, that we read of, was upon these filthy Sodomites. So will it be, likely, at the last day. And St Peter seems to say as much. 2Pe 2:9 The Lord reserves the unjust to the day of judgment, to be punished, “but chiefly them that walk after the flesh, in the lust of uncleanness.” Mark that chiefly.
will destroy = are about to destroy.
face. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
cry: Gen 13:13, Gen 18:20, Jam 5:4
Lord hath: 1Ch 21:15, 1Ch 21:16, Psa 11:5, Psa 11:6, Isa 3:11, Isa 36:10, Isa 37:36, Eze 9:5, Eze 9:6, Mat 13:41, Mat 13:42, Mat 13:49, Mat 13:50, Act 12:23, Rom 3:8, Rom 3:9, Jud 1:7, Rev 16:1-12
Reciprocal: Gen 38:7 – wicked Job 8:4 – he have cast Rev 18:4 – Come
Gen 19:13. We will destroy this place The holy angels are ministers of Gods wrath for the destruction of sinners, as well as of his mercy for the preservation and deliverance of his people.
19:13 For {g} we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
(g) This proves that the angels are ministers, both to execute God’s wrath and to declare his favour.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes