This article offers some expository notes on Ezekiel 16:49-50, about the sin of Sodom.

This article considers the account of Judges 19, and shows how Israel has become Sodom. It also shows how the story recalls some of the events of Exodus, as well as anticipates the story of Saul in 1 Samuel.

The election of Israel to be the people of God is a significant theme in the Old Testament. This special position of Israel has offended many people both in the ancient and modern world. In a world of "equal opportunity," people argue that the idea of election leads to violence because it in effect defines all other nations as the enemy. The elect and the non-elect are seen as antagonistic categories.

This article is an exposition of Genesis 18, where Abraham intercedes for Sodom.

Arguments for or against homosexuality often are based on the translation of specific passages in the Old Testament.

What is the location of the cities Sodom and Gomorrah? This essay wants to review the biblical evidence, archaeological evidence, and evidence from tradition.