21 He said to him, "Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee
21 He said to him, "Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
21 He said to him, "All right. If you insist. I'll let you have your way. And I won't stamp out the town you've spotted.
21 And he said to him, "See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.
21 "All right," the angel said, "I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 19:21
Commentary on Genesis 19:1-29
(Read Genesis 19:1-29)
Lot was good, but there was not one more of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Care was therefore taken for saving Lot and his family. Lot lingered; he trifled. Thus many who are under convictions about their spiritual state, and the necessity of a change, defer that needful work. The salvation of the most righteous men is of God's mercy, not by their own merit. We are saved by grace. God's power also must be acknowledged in bringing souls out of a sinful state If God had not been merciful to us, our lingering had been our ruin. Lot must flee for his life. He must not hanker after Sodom. Such commands as these are given to those who, through grace, are delivered out of a sinful state and condition. Return not to sin and Satan. Rest not in self and the world. Reach toward Christ and heaven, for that is escaping to the mountain, short of which we must not stop. Concerning this destruction, observe that it is a revelation of the wrath of God against sin and sinners of all ages. Let us learn from hence the evil of sin, and its hurtful nature; it leads to ruin.