why did god god destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?

Question

if it wasn't because of homosexuality then why ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah

you only mentioned Ezekial what about genises?

Answer 1

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah was a warning against rape, inhospitality and xenophobia. The reason for Sodom's destruction is made clear in Ezekiel 16:48-50. According to Ezekiel, the sins of Sodom were pride, laziness, being inhospitable, neglecting the needs of the poor, greed, and idolatry (the worshipping of idols). Nothing about homosexuality is mentioned.

Answer 2

persisted in a course in defiance of Jehovah, becoming known for such immoral practices as homosexuality. “The cry of complaint about Sodom and Gomorrah,” Jehovah declared, “yes, it is loud, and their sin, yes, it is very heavy.” God therefore sent his angels to destroy Sodom, with the assurance to Abraham that if ten righteous persons could be found in the place, the whole city would be spared.—Ge 18:16, 20-33.

The city showed it deserved destruction, for a vile mob of residents of Sodom, including boys and old men, surrounded Lot’s house, attempting to rape his angelic guests. The next day, after Lot, along with his wife and two daughters, left the city, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by sulfur and fire. (Ge 19:1-29; Lu 17:28, 29) Thereafter Sodom and Gomorrah became a proverbial figure of utter destruction from God Almighty (De 29:23; Isa 1:9; 13:19; Jer 49:18; 50:40; La 4:6; Am 4:11; Zep 2:9; Ro 9:29) and of extreme wickedness.—De 32:32; Isa 1:10; 3:9; Jer 23:14; Eze 16:46-56

The apostle Peter said that by reducing Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes, God condemned them, “setting a pattern for ungodly persons of things to come.” (2Pe 2:6) This mention by Peter and references by Jesus Christ and Jude prove that Jesus and his disciples acknowledged that these cities of the District had actually existed and that they accepted the Biblical account of them as true.

Answer 3

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed not only for their perverted sex practices but also for their hardhearted, haughty attitudes. (Genesis 18:20, 21; 19:4, 5, 23-25; Ezekiel 16:49, 50)

The Bible says that the men of Sodom sought to have sexual relations with “the men” who were visiting Lot. Their immoral behavior was so extreme that even when they were miraculously struck with blindness, “they were wearing themselves out trying to find the entrance” of the house to get inside to have intercourse with Lot’s visitors.—Genesis 19:4-11.

Answer 4

God was against sodomy and thought of these two cities as dispicable places that were full of sin, corruption, etc. But two apostles wanted to redeem it. They went there, and they met a friend who took them in. The people of (I think) Sodom saw them, and later went to the house they resided in. They demanded that the men walk outside to be "greeted" (ie. raped). The host, however, knowing that it was a sin, wanted to prevent that. He offered his daughters to the men, they refused. At that moment, God decided to destroy the two cities for their refusal to listen to God's laws. He did, however, give the host, the apostles, and the host's family a chance to escape. As they did, the cities were destroyed along with all the sinful inhabitants.

I'm probably way off, but if you google it, you'll find more about it. I had some short paper due on it a few years ago, so I remember the gist of it.

Answer 5

Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because of all of the is in that city
The Biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah is recorded in Genesis chapters 18-19. Genesis chapter 18 records the LORD and two angels coming to speak with Abraham. The LORD reiterated His promise to Abraham that he would have a son through Sarah. The LORD also informed Abraham that, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous..." Verses 22-33 record Abraham pleading with the LORD to have mercy on Sodom and Gomorrah because of the fact that Abraham's nephew, Lot, lived in Sodom.



Genesis chapter 19 records the two angels, disguised as human men, visiting Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot met the angels in the city square and urged them to stay at his house. The angels agreed. The Bible then informs us, "Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded the house. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." The angels then proceeded to blind all the men of Sodom and Gomorrah and urge Lot and his family to flee from the cities to escape the wrath that God was about to deliver. Lot and his family flee the city, and then, "the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all those living in the cities — and also the vegetation in the land."



So, what was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah? It is abundantly clear the homosexuality was the primary evil. The men of Sodom and Gomorrah, thinking that the angels were men, wanted to have sex with them. Those who attempt to explain away the Biblical condemnations of homosexuality claim that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was inhospitality. While the men of Sodom and Gomorrah were clearly being inhospitable...that clearly was not all. The men of Sodom and Gomorrah desired to perform homosexual gang rape on the angels. While Sodom and Gomorrah were surely guilty of many other horrendous sins, homosexuality was the reason God poured fiery sulfur on the cities, completely destroying them and all of their inhabitants. To this day, the area where Sodom and Gomorrah were located remains a desolate wasteland. Sodom and Gomorrah serve as a powerful example of how God feels about sin in general, and homosexuality specifically.

Answer 6

Because he needed to satisfy his blood lust!

Remember this God had yet to give a single law so how could anyone have known they were doing anything wrong? But that doesn't matter to this God. He can damn you without you having any clue what you are damned for!

He did the same thing with the flood!
Let's not forget the plagues in egypt! HE HAD TO KILL THE CHILDREN!

SUCH A NICE GUY! NOT!!!

Answer 7

Another theory was that the place was full of sexually transmitted diseases and back then there was not a good way to treat it. So instead it was wiped out.

Answer 8

The bible says for many things and homosexuality was one. Face it they were evil people doing all sorts of evil things.

Answer 9

As in most of these cases they weren't about to turn (repent) from their practices and it was their "I'm going to do what I want" attitude which conveyed that, and that is the essence of sin.

Answer 10

Because of all their wickedness. Worshiping idols, practicing all forms of sex, lying, killing, stealing etc... They even were warned and would not stop. They thought they were indestructible