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kingdom was largely wrested from his heir. His kingdomwas divided, and thus practically fell. The reign of theantitypical Solomon will never fall ; the fall of Solomon'skingdon rather foreshadowed the overthrow of the wholeJewish nation and kingdom in 606 B.c., and again in 70 A.D.The law of Moses also, by means of its types andshadows, foretold the coming of the great Prophet andPriest the great Deliverer; and also the destruction of thekingdom and nation because of their evil which was evepgreater than the evil of the Sodomites.The prophets likewise foretold of these two events.It is generally understood that one of the three angelswho appeared before Abraham was the Lord Jesus in hisprehuman existence. In this appearance of the Lord andthe two angels before Abraham, we are reminded of the' vision on the Mount when Jesus was transfigured andMoses and Elias, representing the law md the prophets,communed with him before God, and spake of his comingglory (Matt. 17: 19; 2 Pet. I : 1618).Gen. 19 is rather long to quote. Briefly summarised,thischapter details how two angels came to Sodom at even';and Lot, who was sitting at the gate, invited them to staywith him durin the night. They ate unleavened bread.The ~odomitnfearing of the two strangers in Lot's home,demanded that they should be delivered up. Lot refused,and tbe angels struck the rabble with blindness, so thatthey could not see the door. The angels then foretold ofthe destruction of Sodom because of its great wickedness,and urged and then compelled Lot and his wife, and histwo daughters to flee from the place. "And it came topass, when they bad brought them for~h abroad, that hesaid, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither staythou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou beconsumed." And Lot besought them to let him escapeinto the little city of Zoar, and his request was granted."The sun was rises upon the earth when Lot entered into