Welcome to Sure Foundation Baptist Church. We're gonna start the service by singing song 316. I've decided to follow Jesus. Song 316. In your hymn books. We're gonna start on the first.
Brother Stephen, could you please open us up with a word of prayer. Next song is gonna be 355. What a friend we have in Jesus. Song 355. In your hymn books. 355. On the first.
Everybody great singing. Now for some announcements.
The verse of the week is Titus chapter 1 verse 2, in hope of eternal life which God that cannot lie promised before the war began. That's why salvation is eternal life because God cannot lie. It's a great verse proving the eternal security of the believers.
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Including tonight we have three more chapters left in the book of Judges and then we'll start a new book. Tonight will be in Judges chapter 19.
So Sunday morning time Saturday morning at 10.30 a.m. and Sunday afternoon Sunday morning at 1.30 p.m.
And praise the Lord for the salvation so far and please stay at your new converts and talk to them about baptism.
Upcoming events will have a Lord's Supper service on March 29th during the afternoon service.
I will preach a sermon on the Lord's Supper this coming Sunday morning
just to lay out what we believe about the Lord's Supper because we will have different and wrong ideas about the Lord's Supper.
And then we have the Easter service the week after, that's April 5th. We will have a Pollock right after the morning service.
We will also have a men's preaching during the afternoon service on that Easter Sunday.
So we kind of moved from the last Sunday to April 5th because we are doing the Lord's Supper on March 29th.
But if you want to preach, please let me know your sermon topic prior to that event.
We have the sowning events planned out throughout the year. The most recent upcoming one is the Gary sowning on March 28th.
The mega sowning on April 4th is likely going to be a regular Saturday sowning because just planning stuff.
But then we'll have the Bloomington in the 500 Gary coming in the future. Yeah, I think that's all the announcement
There's no birthday coming up. Let's sing one more song and then we'll take out the offering and then we'll have a man
We'll have our our prayer time. All right, next song we're gonna be singing is 369 song 369 song 369
I know the Bible is true song
369 on the first I know the Bible was sent from God
The old as well as the new
Inspired and holy the live. I know the Bible is true
I know no no true once but I know
Bible is true. I know this true is ver to but still sure please come up
Please pray for the offering please. Amen
We'll be in judges chapter 19 this evening continuing our study
through the book of Judges. Judges chapter 19. As you turn around we begin reading the
chapter and he came to pass in those days when there was no king in Israel
that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of Mount Ephraim
who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah and his concubine played
the whore against him and went away from him unto her father's house to
Bethlehem Judah and was there for whole months and her husband arose and went
after her to speak friendly unto her and to bring her again having his servant
with him and a couple of asses and she brought him into her father's house and
when the father of the damsels saw him he rejoiced to meet him and his father-in-law
the damsels father retained him and he abode with him three days so they did
eat and drink and lodge there and it came to pass on the fourth day when they
arose early in the morning that he rose up to the depart and the damsels father
said unto his own son-in-law comfort thine heart with a morsel bread and
afterward go your way and they sat down and did eat and drink both of them
together for the damsels father had said unto the man be content I pray thee and
tarry all night and let thine heart be merry when the man rose up to depart his
father-in-law urged him therefore he lodged there again and he rose early in
the morning on the fifth day to depart and the damsels father said comfort
thine heart I pray thee and they tarried all until afternoon and they did eat
both of them and when the man rose up to the part he said and his concubine and
his servant his father-law the damsels father said unto him behold now the day
drawth toward evening I pray you tarry all night behold the day groweth to an
end watch here and my heart may be merry and tomorrow get you early on your way
that thou mayst go home but the man would not tarry that night but he rose
up and departed and came over against Jebus which is Jerusalem and there were
with him two asses saddled his concubine also with him and when they were by
Jebus the day was far spent and the servant said unto his master come I
pray thee and let us turn into this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it and his
master said unto him we will not turn aside hither into the children of Israel
we will pass over to to Gibeah and he said unto his servant come and let us
draw near to one of these places to lodge all night in Gibeah or in Ramah
and they passed on and went their way and the sun went down upon them when
they were by Gibeah which belongeth to Benjamin and they turned aside hither
to go in and lodge in Gibeah and he went in he sat down in the street of the city
for there was no man that took them into this house to lodging and behold there
came an old man from his work out of the field at Eden which was also of Mount
Ephraim and he soldiered in Gibeah but the men of the place were Benjamites
and when he had lifted up his eyes he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the
city and the old man said where there goes thou and whence cometh thou and he
said unto him we are passing from Bethlehem Judah toward the side of Mount
Ephraim from tents am I and I went to Bethlehem Judah but I am now going to
the house of the Lord and there is no man that receiveth me to house yet
there is both straw and promenade for our asses and there is bread and wine
also for me and for thy handmaid and for the young man which is with thy
servants there is no want of anything and the old man said peace be with thee
howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me only lodge not in the street so he
brought him into his house and gave provender into the asses and he washed
their feet and did eat and drink now as they were making their hearts merry
behold the men of the city certain sons of Belial beset the house round about
beat at the door and spake to the master of the house the old man saying bring
forth the man that came into that house that we may know him and the man and the
man the master of the house went out unto them and said unto them nay my
brother nay I pray you do not so wickedly seeing that this man has come
into my house do not this folly behold here is my daughter a maiden and his
concubine then will I bring out now and humbly eat them and do with them what
seemeth good unto you but unto this man do not so vile a thing but the men would
not hearken to him so the men took his concubine and brought her forth unto
them and they knew her and abused her all the night until the morning when the
day began to spring they let her go then came the woman and the dawning of the
day and fell down at the door of the man's house where her ward was till it
was light and her ward rose up in the morning and opening the doors of the
house and went out to go his way and behold the woman his concubine was
falling down at the door of the house and her hands were upon the threshold
and he said unto her up and let us be going but none answered then the man
took her upon an ass and the man rose up and got him unto his place and when he
was come into his house he took a knife and laid hold on his concubine and
divided her together with her bones into twelve pieces and sent her into all the
coasts of Israel and it was so that all that saw it said there was no such deed
done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the
land of Egypt until this day. Consider of it, take advice and speak your minds.
Brother Rishikesh, praise him in his service. Amen. Now on Wednesday night we're
going through the book of Judges one chapter a week and chapter one through
six talks about the story of multiple judges and chapter 17 till the end of
the book talks about some highlighted stories about what happened during the
time of judges during the time of judges. Now we look at Micah and the Levite for
the last two weeks as well as the founding of the bad then okay of the
second then and tonight in chapter 19 we will see you probably one of the
darkest stories in the entire Bible because there's no foreign invasion
there's no physical idolatry but what we will see in this chapter is a total
moral collapse and chapter 17 and 18 showed us a religious corruption now
this chapter chapter 19 shows a moral corruption to me this chapter parallels
with Genesis 19 and you know if you compare those two chapters line by
line or just a passage by passage you can see a lot of parallels okay so many
churches will often avoid chapters like this but these stories are put in the
Bible for a reason and we should not shy away from them and we need to learn
from the stories and learn from the intent of the stories and take heed okay
so title of the sermon tonight is another Sodom another Sodom point number
one a compromised Levite a compromised Levi look at Judges 19 verse 1 and it
came to pass in those days when there was no king in Israel so Bible emphasized
on this point again there was no authority there was no leader there was
no king that there was that there was a certain Levi sojourning on the side of
Mount Ephraim who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah so
right off the bat you see a moral compromise because the Levi took to him
a concubine okay many people think a concubine is a living girlfriend but in
the Bible a concubine is still a wife but of a lesser status and the same
Hebrew word is also translated to wife 425 times and married five times let's
jump on to verse number three the Bible says and her husband arose okay so so so
this Levi was the husband to his concubine a concubine is still a wife
but of a lesser status okay now nowadays people use the concubine as a living
girlfriend but you know based on the Bible a concubine is still a wife they
are still married okay now the Bible does not say he had another wife so I
don't want to assume that he has committed polygamy but many people in
the Bible you know they did have multiple wives they did commit
polygamy okay now it's possible that this Levi had multiple wives so the Bible does
not say that so I don't want to assume that but he did have a concubine now
obviously you know if he did have multiple wives and that is wrong because
you know God's intent is for you know one man to marry one woman right the
Bible says therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall
cleaved unto his wife and they shall be one flesh the Lord Jesus Christ said in
Matthew 19 verse 5 and said for this cause shall a man leave father and
mother and shall cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh two shall
be one flesh not three not four not three hundred not seven hundred okay
wherefore they are no more twain but one flesh where therefore God had joined
together let no man put a sonder now in the Old Testament the Bible does give
instructions on how to deal with multiple wives not because that God
condones polygamy but God simply knew that people were going to sin okay even
you know when God commands the king the Bible says neither shall he multiply
wives to to himself okay you know obviously I believe you you know we can
apply this to you know everyone not just four kings but let's just say that this
Levi did not commit polygamy let's just say that this Levi only had one wife
this concubine now my question is why do you have a concubine the Bible uses this
word for a reason the Bible did not say that he had a wife but that he had a
concubine maybe this Levi wasn't treating her as he should right maybe
maybe this Levi was treating her as a second-class citizen you know maybe the
maybe this Levi wasn't loving her as Christ loved the church okay so the Bible
used the word concubine for a reason you know meaning that you know that's
not a proper you know he's not being the best husband as he should right look at
verse number two and and his concubine played a whore against him and went away
from him onto her father's house to Bethlehem Judah and was there for and
was there for whole month now we did not know what his concubine did but the
Bible says that she played a whore maybe she committed adultery or prostitution
but if this is the case she she should be put to death right or or it could be
that she played a whore in that she left her marital duty because she abandoned
her husband right maybe you know that's why the Bible connects that with she
went away to her father's house or it could be a mixture of both okay all we
know is she played a whore probably some immoral acts that she has done now the
concubine was definitely wrong for abandoning her marital duty and what's
even worse is that she stayed at her father's house for four whole months
that's pretty bad okay now this also tells me that her father did not do his
job for sending his daughter back to her back to her husband okay and the in-laws
should not meddle with their children's marriages because because they are no
longer their authorities anymore okay so my question to her father is why did he
allow her to stay for four months okay so look at verse number three and her
husband arose and went after her to speak friendly unto her and to bring her
again having his servant with him and a couple of asses and she brought him into
her father's house and when the father of the damsel saw him he rejoiced to
meet him. Now again I had questions to her dad but I also had some question to
to this Levite why did he waited for four months to go after her so there's
so many things and I have so many questions about his story you know so
he waited for four months you know maybe for some legit reason maybe
he has to go you know travel go to work like whatever you know I don't want to
assume too much but you know he did wait for four months and then he went after
her but he's still trying to be friendly and peaceful just to win his wife back
right because he even brought peace offerings the Bible says he you know
spoke friendly unto her to bring her again and even bring you know a couple
of asses and just some peace offerings and I you know I think that's what ought
to happen in marital conflicts because one party needs to humble themselves
and you suffer wrong and and make peace and seek reconciliation because it could
be that both parties are at fault here okay but his concubine was clearly in
the wrong for I just just like leaving him right yet this Levi still went out
of his way for her okay so you know one party has to humble themselves to make
the peace and you seek reconciliation look at verse number four and his
father-in-law again proving concubine is still a wife right and his father-in-law
the damsels father retained him and he abode with him three days so they did
eat and drink and lost there and it came to pass on the fourth day when they
arose early in the morning that he rose up to depart and the damsels father said
unto his son-in-law come forth and heart with a morsel of bread and afterward go
your way and they sat down and they eat and drink both of them together for the
damsels father has said unto the man be content I pray thee and tarry all night
and let thine heart be merry and when the man rose up to depart his father-in-law
urged him therefore he lost there again. So I have another you know
question to his father-in-law you know why are you being so hospitable and
obviously there's nothing wrong with being hospitable to me he seems to be
overly hospitable right just just like retaining him for like so long verse
number eight and he rose early in the morning on the fifth day five days to
depart and and the damsel's father said come for thine heart I pray thee and
they tarried until afternoon and they did eat both of them and when the man
rose up to depart he and his concubine and his servant his father-in-law
the damsel's father said unto him behold not a day draweth toward evening
I pray you tarry all night let let's stay another night behold the day grow
groweth to an end lodge here that thine heart may be merry and tomorrow get you
early on your way that thou mayst go home okay so he's being hospitable
whether it's too much that's and I just like that's that's up to your interpretation
but to me just holding holding him for for five days seems to be a little bit
much but you know I'm not gonna judge him okay but so first we saw a
compromised Levite he had marriage problems he had a concubine his
concubine his concubine played a whore and he is following well seem to be a
little bit over the top for some reason again I'm not saying if that's good or
bad that's you know up to you to decide you can't read into the story okay so so
point number one we saw a compromised Levi point number two a fatal decision a
fatal decision what can verse number 10 but the man will not tarry that night
but he arose and departed and came over against Jebus which is Jerusalem and
they were with him two asses saddled his concubine also was with him now this is
a bad decision because he should leave early in the morning he left close to
the evening okay look at verse number 11 and when they were by Jebus the day was
far spent and the servant said unto his master Come I pray thee and and let us
turn into the city of the Jebusites and lodge in it okay now now the servant of
this Levi wanted them to stay in Jebus overnight now Jebus was a heathen city
back in the days before it became Jerusalem okay so so the servant
basically want them to stay at his heathen city because you know they were
close to the evening look at verse number 12 and his master that's the
Levi said unto him we will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger
that is not the children of Israel we will pass over to Gibeah now now this
Levi the master has some sense don't dwell at some heathen city because it
could be dangerous right now we can make some casual carnal carnal applications
that you know don't go to the bad part of Chicago at night stay at the touristy
spots okay don't go to some dangerous places don't go to the don't don't go to
a country where Christians will be killed that's not a smart move that's a
fatal mistake okay so this Levi decided to stay in Gibeah because Gibeah was a
city of Benjamin Gibeah belongs to Israel so this Levi had the right
intention hey don't stay at a heathen city because it could be dangerous but
stay at an Israeli city okay verse number 13 and he said unto his servant
come and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night in
Gibeah or in Ramah and they passed on and went their way and the sun went down
upon them when they were by Gibeah which belonged to Benjamin and and it turned
aside feather to go in and to lodge in Gibeah and when he went in he sat him
down in a street of the city for there was no man that took them into his house
to lodge in. So they finally went to Gibeah but they laid them down at the street
because no man took them in okay. Now keep a place in the book of Judges go
forward to Ezekiel chapter 16. Ezekiel chapter 16. This may be why some people
think that the sin of Sodom is not really sodomy but in hospita- but in
hospitality because no one will take them in okay. But like to me, yeah, that's
obviously ridiculous. Just read the rest of the chapter as well as
Genesis 19 okay. But you are in Ezekiel 16. Look at verse 49. Ezekiel 16 verse
number 49. The Bible says this, "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister
Sodom cried fullness of bread and abundance of idleness was in her and in
her daughters." Don't miss this. "Neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor
and needy." Yes they were not hospitable but notice verse 150. "And there were
haughty and committed abomination before me therefore I took them away as I saw
good." So maybe in hospitality was one of their sins but the main thing is this
abomination called sodomy. Okay there were multiple problems of sodom you know
by the way God not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of inhospitality you
know God God destroy them is because of the abomination of sodomy okay by the
way they did commit inhospitality that's why we should be hospitable right but
that's not the main sin okay so again don't just be be joined away with these
wicked interpretation trying to justify sodomy come Bible to Galatians chapter
2 Galatians chapter 2 now if you know the rest of the story things didn't go
well in Gibeah we will see a wicked act done by the children of devil the
sodomites so this Levite did not want to stay at a hidden city so he chose
Gibeah because it belonged to Israel but this was a fatal mistake as well so he
made multiple fatal decisions first to you know leave close to the evening that
he had to lodge you know at somewhere else but then he assumed just because
the Gibeahites were quote-unquote Christian it you know it will be safe
there okay basically the Levi's logic is you know I will not stay with the
Gibeah the the Jebusites I will go to Gibeah because it belongs to Benjamin
these are God's people so so this Levi's avoids pagan danger but then he just
walks straight into Israeli wickedness okay I think we can take a practical
application that don't just blindly trust people just because they go to
church don't don't blindly trust people just because they are your family
because many perversions happen among family members and they are usually kept
secret right Galatians chapter two look at verse number four Galatians two four says
this and that because of false brethren unawares brought in who came in
privileged to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus that it might
bring us into bondage so here the Bible says there will be false brethren among
you among the congregation among the church that will try to judaeize you and
and just bring some wicked heresies and they do it privately right so that's why
hey don't blindly trust people just because they go to church and and don't
assume that everyone that wears a Christian label belongs to God you know
that makes me think about a Catholic priest okay the world will think they
are Christians hey just because they are priests no obviously they don't belong
to God in the first place but you know don't trust a label okay don't trust a
Christian label and go to Acts chapter 20 go to Acts chapter number 20 here's
the truth wolves sometimes are not outside the church they sit inside it
Acts 20 look at verse 28 Acts 20 28 that's a that's a apostle Paul speaking
take he therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock over the over the wish the
whole the Holy Ghost had made you overseers to free the Church of God which
had purchased with his own blood for I know this that after my departing shall
not maybe shall grievous wolves entering among you not sparing the flock and of
your own self shall man arise speaking perverse things to joy disciples after
them therefore watch and remember that by the grace of three years I cease not
to warn every one night and day with tears so Paul warned you know especially
the overseers that there shall be grievous wolves coming into the church
trying to spare the flock right for example people were coming to teach you
know hyper grace idolatry variance and envies all those wicked doctrines flat
earth and no things like that you know they are trying to spare the flock
trying to make us and trying to force you to be circumcised trying to trying
to observe the Sabbath days you know that's something that we need to watch
out for right that's why I don't go to any Baptist Church just because they
have label Baptist examine the doctrine of salvation examine their stance of the
Bible hey don't just look at a document statements because they often copy and
paste call them you know reach out to the passage pastor to clarify his
doctrines okay and don't assume that people are saved just because they call
themselves Christians that's why that's why we ask them questions at the door
right you know go back to judges 19 judges 19 also don't assume Israel is
still God's chosen people just because they call themselves Jews you know just
because they were a label does not make that true okay so don't be like this
Levite who made a fatal decision multiple fatal decisions don't start
traveling when the time is not convenient don't travel at a deadly snow
snowstorm okay because you may die okay don't don't assume safety just because
of a Christian label and judges 19 look at verse number 16 judges 19 verse 16
and behold there came an old man from his work out of the field at even which
was also of Mount Ephraim and his soldier in Gibeah but the men of the
place were benjamites and when he had lifted up his eyes he saw a wayfaring man
in the street of the city and the old man said where there goes thou and when
cometh thou and he said unto him we are passing from Bethlehem Judah toward the
side of Mount Ephraim from Benz Amai and I went to Bethlehem Judah but I'm now
going to the house of the Lord and there's no man that receiveth me to house
yet there's both draw and preventer for our assets and there is bread and wine
also for me and for thy handmaid and for the young man which is with thy
servants there is no want of anything and the old man said peace be with thee
howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me only lodge not in the street so he
brought him into his house and gave preventer unto the assets and they
washed their feet and did eat and drink so this old man was pretty hospitable
right you know nobody would take them in so you saw them on the streets so he
took them in and in verse number 20 you know this old man even told them hey
just let all thy needs all thy wants lie upon me I can give you whatever you
need just you know don't stay on the street but I wonder why he told them not
to lodge in the street maybe he knew it wasn't safe okay now keep a place in
judges 19 go through to Genesis 19 Genesis chapter chapter number 19 by
the way keep a place in Genesis 19 as well because we'll go back and forth
between those two chapters and I want to notice some you know interesting
parallels between those two chapters Genesis 19 look at verse number one
Genesis 19 verse 1 the Bible says and there came two angels to Sodom and at
even and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them
and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground and he said behold now
my Lord turn in I pray you into your servant's house and tarry all night and
wash your feet and ye shall rise up early and go on your ways and they said
nay but we will abide in the streets all night notice the parallel hey Lot wanted
to take them in but they insist to stay on the street notice verse number three
and he Lot pressed upon them greatly and they turned in unto him and entered into
his house and he made them a feast and they baked and leavened bread and they
did eat my question is why did Lot press them greatly to go inside the house
maybe Lot knew that it was not safe to be on the streets to me you know that's
the similar parallel between the old man in Judges 19 you know because he
literally told them hey just let me know everything you need as long as you're not
staying on the street okay so I believe you know he knew that he knew that it
wasn't safe to be on the street go back to judges 19 judges 19 so I said point
number one a compromised Levite point number two a fatal decision point
number three that's the myth of the sermon point number three the truth about
the sodomized the truth about the sodomized look at verse 22 of judges 19
judges 19 verse 22 the Bible says now as they were making their hearts merry
behold the man of the city certain sons of Belial beside the house
run about and beat at the door and speak to the master of the house the old man
saying bring forth the man that came into that house that we may know him now
now in verse 22 alone we can learn several truths several lessons about the
sodomites the first truth is sodomites are sons of Belial or daughters of Belial
okay Belial means devil, Baal, Beelzebub, Balaam you know it's talking about the
devil and then if you look up every single time that the sons of Belial or
the children of Belial is mentioned in the Bible they are all wicked and vile
people. For example you know Eli's sons right the Bible says that the Lord
would slay them you know God would kill them talking about Eli's sons being the
children of Belial you know Abigail's husband Nabal Abigail said evil is
determined against our master right and the false accusers against Naboth you
know Jezebel hired those you know children of Belial they bear false
witness you know to kill him okay those are wicked and vile people but because
sodomites are children of Belial that also means that they could not be saved
because once you are a child of God you are always a child of God right so in
the same way once you are a child of the devil you are always a child of the
devil okay and not all unsaved are children of the devil they are the
children of the world they can still join either family right the Bible says
you know God has given them over to a reprobate mind and the word reprobate
means a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation okay so truth
number one is sodomites or the children of Belial truth number two go back to
Genesis 19 Genesis 19 not only are the sodomites the children of the devil the
children of Belial but also the sodomites like to intimidate people
sodomites like to intimidate people because you know as we read in judges 19
what did they do they beset the house round about and beat at the door okay
the word beset means to compass to surround the house and that's a similar
story in in Genesis 19 look at verse number four Genesis 19 verse 4 but
before they lay down the men of the city even the men of Sodom compass they
beset the house round both old and young all the people from every quarter so you
see some parallels between the two chapters right they have the same tactic
because sodomites like to intimidate people just look at the just like look
look at the protest they will beset your cars and the parking lot right you know
they have the same tactic why because they have to stick together to make
themselves look tough because they are the minorities right so they love to
intimidate people so not only are they children of belief children of Belial
and not only you know do they like to intimidate people also sodomize truth
number three sodomites are attracted to the same gender you stay in Genesis 19
but in Judges 19 22 what was their request bring forth the man that came
into thine house that we may know him so they were attracted to the same gender
Genesis 19 look at verse number five and they called on to Lot and said unto him
where are the men which came into thee this night bring them out unto us that
we may know them by the way know them is like Adam new Eve okay it's a wicked
act okay now so the Bible is clear you know men going after other men so
sodomites are attracted to the same gender you don't have returned there but
religious let let me read to you Romans chapter 1 verse 26 the Bible says for
this cause God gave him up unto vile affections for even their women did
change the natural use into that which is against nature and likewise also the
man leaving the natural use of the woman burned in lust one toward another man
with man working that which is unseemly and receiving in themselves that
recompense of their error which was meat by the way it is unnatural to lust after
the same gender that's why in the book of Jude the Bible says they go after
strange flesh right you know that means it's foreign to them in nature man with
man right you know man with women is natural man with man women with women is
unnatural that's what about says they go after strange flesh also I think it
could allude to you know they will even go after other flesh other than human
flesh okay so you know I think you can read into that that way but by the way
the Bible you know does put the death penalty on the on the sodomites okay
because the Bible says you know that they are worthy of death both in the old
and the New Testament go back to Judges 19 Judges 19 so we can learn three
truth about the sodomites from one verse Judges 19 verse 22 so I don't get why
some Christians couldn't understand this three truth from one verse okay truth
number one sodomites are children of Belial truth number two sodomites like
to intimidate people truth number three sodomites are attracted to the same
gender point number four truth number four sodomites wants to corrupt you
corrupt your morals sodomites want to corrupt your morals judges 19 look at
verse 23 judges 19 verse 23 just to refresh the calm the context the
sodomites wanted this old man to bring out the man out okay notice verse 23 and
the man this old man the master the master of the house went out onto them
and said unto them name my brethren may I pray you do not so weakly seeing that
this man is coming to mine house do not this folly I have so I have so many
questions but my first question is why did this old man call the sodomites my
brethren you know he's like those Christians who think that the sodomites
can still be saved he's like the world that thinks that everyone is a child of
God this old man is compromised yes he's been hospitable but is extremely
backslidden because the sodomites are not our brethren and they will never be
our brethren since they can never be saved right why did he refer to them as
my brethren go back to Genesis 19 Genesis 19 keep a place in
Judges 19 and my other question is why did he live there now my now my now my
assumption is that he is there for worldly and possibly financial reasons
but I also want you to notice the extremely similar parallel between
Judges 19 and Genesis 19 you are in Genesis 19 look at verse number five the
Bible says and they called unto Lot and said unto him where are the men which
came into thee this night bring them out unto us that we may know them and Lot
went out at the door unto them and shut the door after him and said I pray you
brethren do not so weakly extreme parallel right that you know this this
shows me that Lot was compromised as well because Lot was calling those
Sodomites brethren but we know that Lot is saved from the New Testament this
proves that Christians can be so messed up on the truth about the Sodomites
right by the way why did Lot live in Sodom? Go to Genesis 13
because why did it save Christians live in Sodom you know that's a
legit question Genesis 13 look at verse number 10 the Bible says and Lot lifted
up his eyes and beheld all the plain of Jordan that it was well watered
everywhere before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah even as the garden of
the Lord like the land of Egypt as thou cometh unto Zor. Why did Lot chose
Sodom because it's well watered because maybe it's for some financial reason
everything looked good right so here's my conclusion if you live with wicked
people long enough eventually your morals will be compromised as well
because both this old man and Lot called them my brethren and they chose
to stay there right and go back to Judges 19 and Judges 19 let's look at
verse 23 again Judges 19 verse 23 he replaced in the book of Genesis Judges
19 verse 23 and the man the master of the house went out unto them and said
unto them nay my brethren nay I pray you do not so wickedly seeing that this man
is coming to my house do not as folly you will think that his old man would
just lock the door but notice what he did look at verse 24 behold here's my
daughter a maiden and his concubine then I will bring out now and humble you them
and do with them what seemeth good unto you but unto this man do not so vile a
thing what kind of a person would offer up his own family to a bunch of wicked
sodomites and he also offered the Levites concubine without asking him you
know I mean what kind of person is that if this man was saved he is extremely
degenerate you know we know Lot was saved right but what did Lot do behold now I
have two daughters which have not known man let me I pray you bring them now
unto you and do you to them as is good in your eyes only unto these men do
nothing for therefore came day under the shadow of my roof hey Lot a saved
Christian offer his own daughters to the sodomites obviously this will be wrong
too but if you have to sacrifice someone at least protect your own family you
know obviously that will be wrong to sacrifice anyone to them but at least
protect your family right so we know Lot was saved they was willing to sacrifice
his own family this makes me think of you know the pastors who welcome
sodomites in their in their churches right they are sacrificing their
congregations this makes me think of Christians who just allow their children
to be taught by sodomites at public or private schools or some Christian schools
this makes me think of Christians who bring their children to drag queen shows
in the name of tolerance this makes me think of Christians who go out of their
way to reach the sodomites and try to blend in what were they doing they are
sacrificing themselves and their children because their morals have been
corrupted like you know just like this old man and lot look at verse 25 Genesis
judges 19 verse 25 the vows is this but the man will not harken to him so the
man took his concubine and brought her forth unto them and they knew her and
abused her all the night until the morning and when the day began to spring
they let her go to meet to me it's interesting that the man offered his
daughter and the Levi's concubine but in practice only the concubine was
offered now here's a side point don't be a concubine because they are
dispensable don't be someone's concubine okay because you may be
offered up but also it doesn't seem like that the old man asked the Levite when
he offered up his concubine but it also doesn't seem like that this Levite
resisted the idea you know I will prove more on that next next week but it
doesn't seem like that the Levi resisted the idea of offering up his
concubine to me you know this shows you how morally corrupt Israel was back in
the days of judges when when no there was no king by the way a man should
never sacrifice his wife and children to save his own skin and husband is
supposed to be the protector and the provider of the house right the battle
says in first Timothy 5 8 but if any provide not for his own especially for
those for those of his own house he had denied the faith and is worth than an
infidel so this Levi's sacrifice his concubine to save his own skin and and
that's a wicked act so I said truth number one sodomites are the children of
the devil truth number two sodomites like to intimidate people point number
three sodomites are attracted to the same gender put a truth number four
sodomites wants to corrupt your morals truth number five sodomites go both ways
because I talked about a sodomites they they are attracted to the same gender
but you know noticing verse 25 the man took his concubine and brought her
forth and they knew her see the world is trying to tell you that they are not
interested in the same gender but that's a bull face lie okay because in Leviticus
2013 the Bible says if a man also lie with mankind that means they lie with
womankind as well right Romans 1 27 and likewise also the man leaving the natural
use of the woman so they left that you know and burn in their lust one toward
another so they go both ways and both stories in the Bible they you know it's
a male sodomites you know went after females okay even though they still
desire male let me give you truth number six sodomites are violent people they
are implacable that means that they are they are not able to be placated why do
I say that because in verse 25 the Bible says that they abuse her all the night
until the morning that is full of violence that's full of unrighteousness
that's why in Romans 1 29 the Bible says that these people are being filled with
all unrighteousness every evil thing you can think of that they are capable of
doing them right being filled with all unrighteousness fornication wickedness
covetousness maliciousness full of envy murder debate deceit malignity
whispers back fighters haters of God despicable proud bolsters inventors of
evil things disobedient to parents without understanding covenant breakers
without natural affection implacable unmerciful to me it's pretty
merciful to you know abuse her all the night right they are full of death they
are full of hatred by the way who were behind most mass shootings the
sodomites right school shootings you know it's a bunch of sodomites look at
verse 25 again in Judges 19 verse 25 I know it's not pleasant but you know I'm
supposed to preach the whole Bible but the man would not harken to him so the
man took his concubine and brought her forth unto them and they knew her and
abused her all the night into the morning and when they and when the day
began to sprain they let her go they are extremely violent they abused this woman
all the night so don't let the media brainwash you you know into thinking
that they are nice people they have no tolerance they have no mercy they will
kill all of us if the police allow them verse 26 then came the woman in the
dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the man's house where her Lord
was till it was light and her Lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors
of the house and went out to go his way and behold the woman his concubine was
fallen down at the door of the house and her hand were upon the threshold and he
said unto her up and let us be going but none answered then the man took her up
upon an ass and the man rose up and get him on to his place so in so in other
words she died so so so the sodomites abused her all the night and she barely
had enough strength to make it back to the door of the man and then he died at
and then she died at the door okay that was the picture so if you read the two
stories about the sodomites in Genesis 19 and Judges 19 there's no way that you
can say that they are nice people like there's absolutely no way there's no
positive positive things said about them here are some adjectives about them vile
wicked abominable strange you know folly so I think it's time to believe what the
Bible says concerning the truth about a sodomite right so I said point number
one a compromised Levi point number two a fatal decision point number three the
truth about a sodomites lastly point number four the call to action the call
to action look at verse 29 and when he was coming to and when he was come into
his house he took a knife and laid hold on his concubine and divided her together
with her bones into twelve pieces and send her into all the coals of Israel
why did he do that let's look at the next verse verse number 30 and it was
so that all that saw it saw the pieces said there was no such deed down nor
seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt
on to this day consider of it take advice and speak your minds notice the
context this man divided his concubine into 12 pieces blown in and send each
piece to you know each tribe right and when they saw the piece they knew that
there was no such deed down or seen you know it was so bad it was so wicked so I
think what the sodomites did may be worse than you thought here's my reason
why he divided her into 12 pieces and sent to 12 tribes and when they saw the
piece they knew what was down and it was wicked right think about this this tells
me that a sodomites had abused every part of her body right because if we
have to divide 12 pieces and when they saw each piece they knew what was down
that means that they had to do something to every part of her body so they did
not just knew her they likely had torture her and they didn't just torture
her in general but they did that to her whole body right I don't think I'm
reading into this because they saw each piece and they knew what was down so
they had to you know do something to every part of her body so how can you
read this and still love them maybe that's why in Psalms the Bible says you
know I hate them with perfect hatred right I'm talking about the haters of
God by the way what's the purpose of setting the 12 pieces in verse 30 the
Bible says consider of it take advice and speak your mind it's a call for
justice and it worked because in chapter 20 next week we will see a civil war
against Benjamin and also find it interesting that the Bible did not say
that he wrote them a letter the Bible says that he sent them pieces because
sometimes a picture in this case a piece is worth a thousand words right because
he's essentially saying that you cannot ignore this you must respond you must do
something about it right consider of it take advice and speak your mind and we
can apply this to today's world as well because we've seen the news we've seen
the people they abused we've seen the school shootings someone needs to speak
their minds the government must take action the government must put them to
death hey people can just ignore this people can just let them creep into the
schools and churches hey do something about it that's the intention of sending
the 12 pieces you know that's the intention of showing how wicked they are
hey preachers start preaching against them how can you watch their vile
behaviors and not say anything right the Bible says consider of it take advice
and speak your minds hey Christians don't love them how can you love someone
who hates your God and wants to mess with your children doesn't make any
logical sense the Bible says consider of it take advice and speak your minds and
the nation answer the call in the next chapter I think if the people in America
also answer the call maybe the government would would finally reinstate
the death penalty for them if the people are not afraid of them and actually try
to pass laws against them maybe this country would be a better place right
see here's something wrong with you know with America you know people are not
considering the things that they have done just look at all the statistics of
the school shootings you know you can see a trend do something about it right
so I said point number one a compromise Levi point number two a fatal decision
point number three the truth of the sodomites point number four the call to
action you know I think this chapter is pretty relevant because it's in the
Bible you know don't be silent about this issue I'm not saying that we should
talk about it all day every day frankly I don't want to to you know I don't want
to dwell on them because you know because because they are vile and
wicked but since the Bible talks about it I'm gonna preach it as it you know
comes up but you know at least don't let sodomy creep into a house at least
realize that they are wicked people okay you know there's no positive things you
know spoken spoken about them they are all vile wicked and we need to speak our
minds amen let let let let's close the sermon in a word of prayer thank you
for this chapter and thank you for the Word of God I pray that more people will
start realizing how wicked this automites are but I pray that the nation
will consider it and you know actually do something about it actually put the
murderers and the sodomized to death and I pray this in Jesus name amen next song
is gonna be in our chorus books song 139 Psalm 139 my apologies Psalm 139 Psalm
139 on the first sure be that play the shirt out slay the wicked Oh depart from
me for ye bloody men depart from me therefore ye bloody men do not hate
them Oh Lord that hate thee do not hate them Oh Lord that hate thee with those
that rise up against thee do not I hate them Oh Lord that hate thee for be again
the wickedly for they speak against the wicked oh and do not Oh Lord against do
not be against the Stephen could you please close out a word of prayer you
are dismissed