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HomeWord utWord For Family Discussion For Parents You might be talking to friends or even family Sodom and Gomorrah who don’t believe that the account of Sodom ecause of the sin and wickedness God and Gomorrah really happened. ey don’t saw in Sodom and Gomorrah, He sent believe that God destroyed those cities—or the Lord and two to . maybe they don’t believe those cities ever B • God judges sin. Genesis 18:23–33, ey told Abraham that God would soon bring existed! What could you tell them? 19:15–17, 19:23–26 an end to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. • God is merciful toward sinners. Abraham pleaded with the Lord to spare the I am very sure that Sodom and Gomorrah were real cities and that God destroyed them city and his nephew . However, God’s justice because of the sin He saw there. I believe demands that He punish those who turn from the and that’s where we read about it. Him in wickedness. But God is also merciful. But another thing, Himself mentioned And His mercy fell upon Lot and his daughters Sodom in the Gospel of Luke. In fact, He said as He sent the angels into Sodom to bring them that fi re and brimstone came from heaven What You in the WORD out before the destruction. and destroyed them all. If Jesus believed it and talked about it—I think we should, too. God off ers us His mercy as well—through • Because God is holy and just, He must punish all sin—even ours. Jesus Christ. He alone can forgive us of our • God showed His mercy by saving Lot and his family from Sodom. He shows His mercy to us sins and provide a way—through His life, death, and Resurrection—to everlasting life by providing a way of salvation through Jesus Christ. in heaven. Whoever calls on the name of the For Family Study Lord in repentance and faith will be saved “Tell your children about it, let your Answer these questions from today’s lesson. from the destruction of hell. But, God will children tell their children, and their 1. What special visitors did Abraham and have? judge those who do not humbly approach children another generation” (Joel 1:3). Him for forgiveness. e generations to come need to know. It must start with you. Memorize and e terrible destruction of Sodom and study God’s Word with your family— Gomorrah is an event referred to throughout you will be blessed. Scripture to demonstrate the severity of God’s 2. What was the Lord going to do? judgment: Deuteronomy 29:23; 1:9, 13:19; Begin with the memory verse in the Jeremiah 50:40; Lamentations 4:6; Amos 4:11; Learn the Word section inside this 2:9; Matthew 10:15; Mark 6:11; Luke handout. 17:28–29; Romans 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7. 3. Why did the Lord need to

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Copyright © 2012 Answers in Genesis. AnswersBibleCurriculum.com License to copy provided for one classroom in one local church only. Printed in China. Answers in Genesis | PO Box 510 • Hebron, KY 41048 Grades 5 & 6 • Year 1 • Quarter 3 • Lesson 11 ______Fix This Messed up Account the Each of the statements below is false because one word has been changed. Can you make it true? Cross out Read Word Learn the Word Fill in the blanks the word that makes it false and write the correct word above it. Use Genesis 18 and 19 as a reference. Monday {Genesis 19:17} What did the tell Lot and his 1. The Lord and three angels visited Abraham and Sarah. (Genesis 19:1) family? And He has from 2. The angels struck the wicked men of Sodom and made them deaf.

Tuesday {Genesis 19:26} every of men to (Genesis 19:11) What did Lot’s wife do? What hap- pened to her? on all the face of the , 3. In the end, the Lord agreed to withhold judgment if Abraham could

Wednesday {:29} fi nd just twenty righteous people in the cities. (Genesis 18:32) What person and city did Jesus men- and has their times tion here? 4. The angels brought Lot’s family out, and God destroyed the city and the of their Thursday {Genesis 13:13} with hail and brimstone. (Genesis 19:24) How is Sodom described? so that they should the Lord, in the 5. The Lord turned Lot’s wife into a pillar of granite. (Genesis 19:26) ANSWERS: 1. three two; 2. deaf blind; 3. twenty ten; 4. hail fi 5. granite re; 4. hail fi 2. deaf blind; 3. twenty ten; two; ANSWERS: 1. three Friday {John 3:18} that they might What happens to people who do not believe in Jesus, the Son of God? for Him and find , though He is not God’s Justice and Mercy Indicate whether God is showing His perfect justice or His perfect mercy by matching the statement to the attribute. Saturday {Romans 10:13} from each one of . What happens to people who call on Put a J for Justice or an M for Mercy on the blank lines. the name of the Lord? ____ 1. Adam and Eve were sent out of the garden because of their sin. Acts 17:26–27 (NKJV) ____ 2. Adam and Eve were promised that from their seed one would come who would crush Justice the head of . ____ 3. God sent the worldwide Flood because of the wickedness of man. ____ 4. God gave the people at least 75 years to repent and join on the Ark. ____ 5. At Babel, the people’s language was confused and they could no longer communicate. Mercy

Suppose your friend tells you that God would never destroy whole cities like Sodom and ____ 6. God allowed the people at Babel to disperse in family groups and didn’t destroy them. Gomorrah because God is love. What would you say? ____ 7. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed, and the people and animals died. You are right to say that God is love. But, it’s a dangerous practice to pick and choose what you want to believe in . God’s Word is all true. ____ 8. God sent His angels to the city to warn Abraham’s nephew Lot. The angels took them by the hands and brought them safely out of the city. God cannot lie. And when you study the whole Bible, you’ll fi nd that God is both loving and holy and just. A holy God must judge sin. After all, if a 8. Mercy10. 4. Mercy6. 2. Mercy 9. Justice 3. Justice 5. 7. ANSWERS: 1. Justice ____ 9. We are separated from God because of sin, and God must punish us. guilty criminal stands before a good judge, the criminal would have to be punished. Same with God. He wouldn’t be good if He didn’t punish sin. ____10. God became a man, Jesus. He lived a perfect life. He was crucifi ed, even though He God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because He had to judge their sin. had done nothing wrong. And He did that so we would have a way to be forgiven and go to heaven. Jesus took the punishment for the sins of all who would turn away from Abraham and Sarah are their sins and put their trust in Him. almost 100 years old! Will they ever have a son?