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Genesis 13:13

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where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the LORD.

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Four generations later, your descendants will return here and take this land, because only then will the people who live here be so sinful that they deserve to be punished.

The LORD said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.

But Er was very evil, and the LORD took his life.

No one in my master's house is more important than I am. The only thing he hasn't given me is you, and that's because you are his wife. I won't sin against God by doing such a terrible thing as this."

God knew that everyone was terribly cruel and violent.

and even set up the pole for Asherah there. Manasseh practiced magic and witchcraft; he asked fortunetellers for advice and sacrificed his own son. He did many sinful things and made the LORD very angry. Years ago the LORD had told David and his son Solomon: Jerusalem is the place I prefer above all others in Israel. It belongs to me, and there I will be worshiped forever.

Zion would have disappeared like Sodom and Gomorrah, if the LORD All-Powerful had not let a few of its people survive.

And you prophets in Jerusalem are even worse. You're unfaithful in marriage and never tell the truth. You even lead others to sin instead of helping them turn back to me. You and the people of Jerusalem are evil like Sodom and Gomorrah.

in heaven and on earth. There are no secret places where you can hide from me.

But if you don't keep your promise, you will sin against the LORD and be punished.

Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Matthew's house. Many tax collectors and other sinners were also there.

Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, 'Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.' I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners."

The leaders called the man back and said, "Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner."

We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn't listen to sinners.

Men behaved in the same way. They stopped wanting to have sex with women and had strong desires for sex with other men. They did shameful things with each other, and what has happened to them is punishment for their foolish deeds.

Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the truth.

The Lord is especially hard on people who disobey him and don't think of anything except their own filthy desires. They are reckless and proud and are not afraid of cursing the glorious beings in heaven.

We should also be warned by what happened to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns. Their people became immoral and did all sorts of sexual sins. Then God made an example of them and punished them with eternal fire.

When the LORD sent you on this mission, he told you to wipe out those worthless Amalekites.

Eli's sons did not show any respect for the sacrifices that the people offered. This was a terrible sin, and it made the LORD very angry.




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