2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis
2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis 2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis
LWB 2 Peter 2:8 For the righteous one [justified Lot], having settled down among them [living in a city overrun by insolent, anti-establishment, lawless sexual deviants], by seeing and hearing them [social life with God ignored in favor of social life with sexual deviants], day in, day out [constant exposure to their sinful lifestyle], tormented his righteous soul [conscious of his bad choices] because of their lawless production [sinful thoughts, words, and behavior]. KW 2 Peter 2:8 For, in seeing and hearing, the aforementioned righteous one, having settled down permanently among them, day in, day out, tormented his righteous soul with their lawless works. KJV 2 Peter 2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Peter elaborates more on how Lot struggled to live among the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah before God incinerated them. Lot was not a spiritual giant, but he was justified by God. He was a true believer. But he made terrible decisions when it came to choosing a geographical location to live in. He made his home (Aoristic Present tense) among insolent, anti-establishment, lawless homosexuals and lesbians. Of all the places to live in the Middle East, he selected the hotbed of sexual deviancy (no pun intended). This was the worst pair of cities to live in in the entire region. What Lot did would be the equivalent of a committed Christian choosing certain areas of San Francisco as his home. Like Lot, you would have to see them and hear them every day you left your house. Every time you went to work, went shopping, dined out, or took in a movie, you would be forced to socialize with the lowest common denominator in the country. There were any number of better places for Lot to live, where he could have social life with God and godly people – but Lot chose the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Perhaps his rationale was that these were boom towns; things were happening: music, dance, theatre, fine dining, wines, etc. It was too boring living in a small town with “no intellectual or cultural stimulation.” In spite of the fact that the deviant behavior around him tormented his righteous soul, Lot didn’t move. He was conscious of his bad choices, but he didn’t act upon them. He remained there, day in, day out, torturing himself (Iterative Present tense) because of the lawless, godless production going on around him. Their thoughts, words, and behavior were sinful. There was no belief in God and no conviction of sin; they were ripe for destruction. God delivered Lot in spite of himself, but I wouldn’t recommend that as a good course of action. RELEVANT OPINIONS Notice that both Noah and Lot are described as righteous men, even though the life of Lot (portrayed in Genesis) is not commendable. When the Sodomites surrounded Lot’s house and demanded that he deliver his two guests to them, “so that we can have sex with them” (Gen. 19:5), Lot offered his two virgin daughters to these lecherous men … Lot
chose to live in Jordan’s fertile valley not for evangelistic reasons but because of economic considerations (Gen. 13:10-11). Accordingly, Lot lost all his material possessions when he had to flee for his life. (S. Kistemaker) Every time we see Lot in the Bible he showed a selfish, unyielded kind of life. And Lot was not a high-minded man. With all his early opportunities, and with all his early promises, Lot was not, and never became, a high-minded man. We are never told all his life one large-hearted, or one noble-minded, or one single self-forgetful thing about Lot. If we had only the OT record concerning Lot we would seriously question his spiritual relation to God. But the NT declares that he was a righteous man in God’s sight even when he was living in Sodom. So here is a man whose lifelong rejection of the sovereignty of God over his life did not prevent him from being righteous in God’s sight. (C. Ryrie) Why did Lot’s wife look back? It is obvious that, although she walked out of Sodom, she had left her heart back there. She was intertwined in everything that took place in that town – she belonged to the country club, the Shakespeare club, and every other kind of club. Perhaps the bridge club was having a meeting that afternoon and she really wanted to go. I think she plagued Lot, saying, “Why do we have to leave like this?” Another reason she turned and looked back was because she didn’t believe God would destroy the city. Well, He did destroy the city, and He turned her into a pillar of salt. (J. McGee) The recollection of this grave mistake (Gen. 13:11) must have added bitterness to the daily distress caused by the sins of his neighbors. (B. Caffin) Unfortunately sin loses much of its offense as it becomes commonplace in a society. The church should pray never to surrender its outrage against these practices which run counter to the will and nature of God. The fear of being labeled moralist has in many cases turned us into ethical chameleons whose only “virtue” is thoughtless tolerance. (R. Mounce) 2 Peter 2:8 For (explanatory) the righteous one (Subj. Nom.; justified Lot), having settled down (evgkatoike,w, PAPtc.NMS, Aoristic, Circumstantial; lived, made his home) among them (Dat. Assoc.; insolent, anti-establishment, lawless homosexuals and lesbians), by seeing (Instr. Means) and (connective) hearing (Instr. Means) them (ellipsis; social life with God ignored in favor of social life with sexual deviants), day in (Acc. Extent of Time), day out (Acc. Extent of Time; conversing with them), tormented (basani,zw, Imperf.AI3S, Iterative; tortured) his (ellipsis) righteous (Compl. Acc.) soul (Acc. Dir. Obj.; conscious of his bad choices) because of their (ellipsis) lawless (Dat. Disadv.; godless, criminal) production (Dat. Cause; thoughts, words, behavior). BGT 2 Peter 2:8 ble,mmati ga.r kai. avkoh/| o` di,kaioj evgkatoikw/n evn auvtoi/j h`me,ran evx h`me,raj yuch.n dikai,an avno,moij e;rgoij evbasa,nizen\ VUL 2 Peter 2:8 aspectu enim et auditu iustus erat habitans apud eos qui diem de die animam iustam iniquis operibus cruciabant
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LWB 2 <strong>Peter</strong> 2:8 For the righteous one [justified Lot], having settled down among<br />
them [living in a city overrun <strong>by</strong> insolent, anti-establishment, lawless sexual<br />
deviants], <strong>by</strong> seeing and hearing them [social life with God ignored in favor of social<br />
life with sexual deviants], day in, day out [constant exposure to their sinful lifestyle],<br />
tormented his righteous soul [conscious of his bad choices] because of their lawless<br />
production [sinful thoughts, words, and behavior].<br />
KW 2 <strong>Peter</strong> 2:8 For, in seeing and hearing, the aforementioned righteous one, having<br />
settled down permanently among them, day in, day out, tormented his righteous soul with<br />
their lawless works.<br />
KJV 2 <strong>Peter</strong> 2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his<br />
righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)<br />
TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS<br />
<strong>Peter</strong> elaborates more on how Lot struggled to live among the citizens of Sodom and<br />
Gomorrah before God incinerated them. Lot was not a spiritual giant, but he was justified<br />
<strong>by</strong> God. He was a true believer. But he made terrible decisions when it came to choosing<br />
a geographical location to live in. He made his home (Aoristic Present tense) among<br />
insolent, anti-establishment, lawless homosexuals and lesbians. Of all the places to live in<br />
the Middle East, he selected the hotbed of sexual deviancy (no pun intended). This was<br />
the worst pair of cities to live in in the entire region. What Lot did would be the<br />
equivalent of a committed Christian choosing certain areas of San Francisco as his home.<br />
Like Lot, you would have to see them and hear them every day you left your house.<br />
Every time you went to work, went shopping, dined out, or took in a movie, you would<br />
be forced to socialize with the lowest common denominator in the country.<br />
There were any number of better places for Lot to live, where he could have social life<br />
with God and godly people – but Lot chose the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.<br />
Perhaps his rationale was that these were boom towns; things were happening: music,<br />
dance, theatre, fine dining, wines, etc. It was too boring living in a small town with “no<br />
intellectual or cultural stimulation.” In spite of the fact that the deviant behavior around<br />
him tormented his righteous soul, Lot didn’t move. He was conscious of his bad choices,<br />
but he didn’t act upon them. He remained there, day in, day out, torturing himself<br />
(Iterative Present tense) because of the lawless, godless production going on around him.<br />
Their thoughts, words, and behavior were sinful. There was no belief in God and no<br />
conviction of sin; they were ripe for destruction. God delivered Lot in spite of himself,<br />
but I wouldn’t recommend that as a good course of action.<br />
RELEVANT OPINIONS<br />
Notice that both Noah and Lot are described as righteous men, even though the life of Lot<br />
(portrayed in Genesis) is not commendable. When the Sodomites surrounded Lot’s house<br />
and demanded that he deliver his two guests to them, “so that we can have sex with<br />
them” (Gen. 19:5), Lot offered his two virgin daughters to these lecherous men … Lot
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