Who Really Tanked Sodom & Gomorrah?
Who really tanked Sodom & Gommorah? Was it Chedorlaomer & the other kings, or was it the Cracker Barrel? When we first meet Sodom & Gomorrah up close & personal, they are at war with each other & their neighbors. Genesis, starting in Chapter 6, has already described life in that region of the world as life characterized by war, witchcraft, idolatry, & sorcery. The kings go to war with each other & Lot gets caught in the crossfire. Abraham, whose name at this point is still Abram, pulls together an extraction team, rescues Lot, & retreats, passing through Salem, where Abram meets Melchizedek, worships the LORD with him, tithes to Melchizedek out of the spoils of war, then meets Bera, the king of Sodom, sees through his offer & then returns home. In Chapter 18 of Genesis the LORD visits Abraham & later confides to him, announcing His plans to destroy Sodom & Gommorah. Abraha...