Genesis 19

Abraham was the heir of his father Terah who was the son of Nahor and a descendant of one of Shem's five son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–27, Book of Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36. Abram had left Ur and also Haran which were city states. He also avoided other city-states like Sodom and Gomorrah and divided himself and his altars from the Turtledove and its goddess of the welfare state. What was he doing and why was he able to defeat whole armies that had just conquered these city State governments when he was neither a king nor ruler? What was Abraham really doing? Did he form a free "Polis" through a network of Altars of freewill sacrifice that strengthen the bands of a free society by nurturing the social bonds through the voluntary practice of pure Religion?
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Lot sat in the gate^[1] of Sodom" The word Gate (בְּשַׁ֣עַר bəša‘ar) seen here is the same as we see in Exodus 32:26 when Moses called the people to decide to make a choice as to the way they will serve whom (which God or the gods many).
What did it mean "Lot sat in the gate of Sodom"? Was he just enjoying the evening or was he a civil magistrate? Jarchi (aka Rashi a prominent Jewish biblical commentator from France on the Torah and biblical texts from 1040 to 1105.) relates that some the Jews say there were five judges appointed by the "men of Sodom", and suggest that Lot was the chief justice of that world of Sodom. Others will say this contradicts Genesis 19:9.
In this place he recognizes these men and calls them lords(אֲדֹנָ֗י adonai)^[2] the same as we see with Abraham.
V2 He also invites them in and offers to wash their feet before they go before "ye shall rise up early (wəhiškamtem וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם Vav HeyShin Kaf MemTav Mem)^[3], and go(1980 ahălaḵtem וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם‪‬ VavHey Lamed KafTav Mem).^[4] on your ways"(ləḏarkəḵem; לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם Lamed Dalet Reish KafKaf Mem).^[5]
V2 "Then you may rise early" לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם lə·ḏar·kə·ḵem with a double Kaf.
V3 "and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat."
V4 " the men of the city" וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י wə-’an-šê from enosh a man (אֱנוֹשׁ)^[6] of the city הָעִ֜יר hā-‘îr^[7](verses) "even the men of Sodom". Who are the men(אֱנוֹשׁ)^[6] of Sodom^[8] . "The neglect of the poor and needy is part of the prophet’s reproach against Sodom in Ezekiel 16:49." Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. but was it neglect that weakend the poor or legal charity. Remember "the men of the city" were merchandise, they were human resources for the "men of Sodom".
V7 "do not so wickedly."^[9] We see תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ ārê‘ū in the text but but the root word is רָעַע with a Double Ayin which is said to mean spoil.
The "men of the city" had gone the way of Nimrod, Pharaoh, the corban of Herod and the Pharisees and then did degenerate into perfect savages as pagans who engage in the covetous practices^[10] of idolaters ^[11] often do.^[12]



"the men of the city" were the subject citizens of the world of Sodom. Because they had instituted a socialist type welfare system like Sumer like David said was a snare and a trap.^[13] These systems always degenerated the people into Perfect savages followed by the decay of the family with corresponding gender confused. They would also destroy liberty as pagan^[14] and Jew and Christian should conclude from the word of God.
Questions
Why did Lot argue about leaving Sodom? Was he suffering from a form of institutional syndrome? Institutional syndrome may describe a character deficit or disability in social and life skills. A long period living in a dependence upon institutions may produce a degenerate state where responsibility becomes frightening.



V27 This smoke was not like what Abraham saw in Genesis 15 verse 17 when he beheld a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp in his vision. That smoke was (עָשָׁן֙ Ayin Shin Nun) ashan^[15].
At the destruction of Sodom the smoke was (כְּקִיטֹ֖ר Kaf Kuf Yod[[Tet]Reish) keqiytowr^[16] and the term for furnace was hakibshan (הַכִּבְשָֽׁן HeyKafBeitShinNun)^[17] which also was different than the term furnace we see in Abraham's vision. The furnace in the vision was tannur (תַנּ֤וּר)^[18] specifically anan tannur. Anan 06049 is a Hebrew name that appears in the Bible, specifically in Nehemiah 10 but shares a meaning with "cloud" or "vapour" and God's presence, guidance, and protection.
Proverbs 3:5-6 advises, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." The name Anan encapsulates this principle.
Psalms 91:1 "Whoever dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."


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Two angels to Sodom

1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Men of the city

4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

Lot went out

6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.^[9]

8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

They put fourth their hand

10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

We will destroy

13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.^[19]

15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Set him out of the city

16 And while he lingered (wayyiṯmahmāh וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀)^[20] , the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Escape for thy life

17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Escape to Zoar

22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.^[21]

24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Pillar of salt

26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Smoke of a furnace

27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke(כְּקִיטֹ֖ר Kaf Kuf Yod Tet Reish)^[16] of the country went up as the smoke (קִיטֹ֣ר KufYodTetReish)^[16] of a furnace(הַכִּבְשָֽׁן HeyKafBeitShinNun)^[17].

29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

two daughters

30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

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08179 שַׁעַר‎ sha‘ar shah’-ar from 08176 in its original sense ‘’שָׁעַר‎ sha‘ar to split or reason; n m; [BDB-1044b] {See TWOT on 2437 @@ "2437a" } AV-gate 364, city 3, door 2, port 1, porters 1; 371
1) gate
1a) gate (of entrance)

1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town

1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)

1d) heaven
- שַׁעַר‎ Shin Ayin Reish 08175 storm; 08176 To split or reason; 08177 hair; 08178 storm, horror; 08179 Gate porter; 08180 unit of measure 100; 08181 hair, garment of hair
↑ 0113 אָדוֹן‎ ‘adown aw-done’ or (shortened) אדן‎ ‘adon aw-done’ from an unused root (meaning to rule); n m; [BDB-10b] {See TWOT on 27 @@ "27b" } AV-lord 197, master(s) 105, Lord 31, owner 1, sir 1; 335
1) firm, strong, lord, master
1a) lord, master
1a1) reference to men
1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs

1a1b) master

1a1c) king

1a2) reference to God
1a2a) the Lord God

1a2b) Lord of the whole earth

1b) lords, kings
1b1) reference to men
1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria

1b1b) master

1b1c) husband

1b1d) prophet

1b1e) governor

1b1f) prince

1b1g) king

1b2) reference to God
1b2a) Lord of lords (probably= "thy husband, Yahweh")

1c) my lord, my master
1c1) reference to men
1c1a) master

1c1b) husband

1c1c) prophet

1c1d) prince

1c1e) king

1c1f) father

1c1g) Moses

1c1h) priest

1c1i) theophanic angel

1c1j) captain

1c1k) general recognition of superiority

1c2) reference to God
1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God

1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)
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07925 שָׁכַם‎ shakam [shaw-kam’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-1014b] [{See TWOT on 2386 }] AV-(rise up, get you, … ) early 61, betimes 2, misc 2; 65
1) to rise or start early
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to rise early, make an early start

1a2) early (as adverb)
- See 07925 שָׁכַם‎ shakam Rise up early, Take on a task.; 07926 שְׁכֶם‎ shëkem Back shoulder, give consent; 07927 Shekem שְׁכֶ֗ם said to be the Son of Hamor; 07928 Shekem שְׁכֶ֗ם Name and synonym for consent; 07929 shikmah שִׁכְמָה shoulder blade that takes a burden.
↑ 01980 הָלַךְ‎ halak [haw-lak’] HeyLamedKaf akin to 03212 YodLamedKaf to go walk, a primitive root; v; [BDB-229b] [{See TWOT on 498 }] AV-go 217, walk 156, come 16, … away 7, … along 6, misc 98; 500
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk

1b2) to walk (fig.)

1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse

1c2) to walk about

1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
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01870 דֶּרֶךְ‎ derek [deh’-rek] DaletReishKaf from 01869 DaletReishKaf tread or bend; n m/n f; [BDB-202b] [{See TWOT on 453 @@ "453a" }] AV-way 590, toward 31, journey 23, manner 8, misc 53; 705
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path

1b) journey

1c) direction

1d) manner, habit, way

1e) of course of life (fig.)

1f) of moral character (fig.)
- ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).
- כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 0582 אֱנוֹשׁ‎ ‘enowsh [en-oshe’] from 0605; n m; [BDB-60b] [{See TWOT on 136 @@ "136a" }] AV-man 520, certain 10, husbands 3, some 3, merchantmen 2, persons 2, misc 24; 564
1) man, mortal man, person, mankind
1a) of an individual

1b) men (collective)

1c) man, mankind
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05892 ^ריע^ ‘iyr \@eer\@ AyinYodReish or (in the plural) ^רע^ ‘ar \@awr\@ or ^ריע^ ‘ayar (#Jud 10:4) \@aw-yar’\@ a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); from 05782 spelled AyinVavReish עוּר‎ ‘uwr [oor] a primitive root; n m; {See TWOT on 1587 @@ "1587a"} {See TWOT on 1615} AV-city 1074, town 7, every one 2, variant 6; 1089
1) excitement, anguish
1a) of terror

2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
2a) city, town
- 05893 עִיר‎ ‘Iyr [eer] Ir= "belonging to a city"
- 05894 עִיר‎ ‘iyr (Aramaic) [eer] -watcher
- 05783 עוּר‎ to be exposed "Naked"... awake;
- 05895 עַיִר‎ ‘ayir [ah’-yeer] he-ass, male ass
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05467 סְדֹם‎ Cëdom sed-ome’ from an unused root meaning to scorch, Greek 4670 σοδομα; n pr loc; [BDB-690a] {See TWOT on 1465 } AV-Sodom 39; 39
- Sodom= "burning"
1) a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 07489 עער ra‘a‘ raw-ah’a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 2191} {See TWOT on 2192}AV-evil 20, evildoer 10, hurt 7, wickedly 5, worse 5, afflict 5, wicked 4, break 3, doer 3, ill 3, harm 3, displease 2, misc 13; 83
1) to be bad, be evil
1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be displeasing

1a2) to be sad

1a3) to be injurious, be evil

1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically)

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to do an injury or hurt

1b2) to do evil or wickedly

1b3) mischief (participle)

2) to break, shatter
2a) (Qal)

2a1) to break

2a2) broken (participle)

2a3) to be broken

2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder
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The way of error
- 2 Peter 2:13 "And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;"
- Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
- Jude 1:11 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots(not "unspotted" like Pure Religion) in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;"
- Revelation 2:14-17 "But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication ("to permit one’s self to be drawn away by another into idolatry"). 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it]."
Ezekiel 16:49 "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
- The way of the world is the way of Cain and His city-state, the Corban of the Pharisees and the cities of blood, Nimrod and the Nicolaitan, Babylon and Balaam, Sumer and Sodom, Pharaoh and the foolishness of Saul, and more recently FDR and LBJ and all the welfare States who use legal charity which is not The Way of Christ, the Kingdom of God nor the righteousness of God.
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Covetousness is idolatry
Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:"

Ephesians 5:5 "For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."

1 Corinthians 5:10 "Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."
- For it is written that the tables of dainties provided by rulers of the world are a snare because they cause the masses to bite one another through government systems of legal charity which are covetous practices which are a form of fornication or adultery where the people are devoured as merchandise, curse children and are "entangled again in the yoke of bondage" with the aid of the false religion of the whore who rides the beast.
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Pagans Understood
- Polybius as the "Historian of Historians" believed "All democracies fail".
- Polybius explains in "The Histories" (130 BC), A Fatal Sequence commonly occurs "... when a new generation arises and the democracy falls into the hands of the grandchildren of its founders, they have become so accustomed to freedom and equality that they no longer value them, and begin to aim at pre-eminence; and it is chiefly those of ample fortune who fall into this error. 6 So when they begin to lust for power and cannot attain it through themselves or their own good qualities, they ruin their estates, tempting and corrupting the people in every possible way. 7 And hence when by their foolish thirst for reputation they have created among the masses an appetite for gifts and the habit of receiving them, democracy in its turn is abolished and changes into a rule of force and violence." Polybius#Translations_compare Polybius
- Part of this corruption, "So when they begin to be fond of office, and find themselves unable to obtain it by their own unassisted efforts and their own merits, they ruin their estates, while enticing and corrupting the common people in every possible way. By which means when, in their senseless mania for reputation, they have made the populace ready and greedy to receive bribes, the virtue of democracy is destroyed, and it is transformed into a government of violence and the strong hand." Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, Translated, EBook #44126
- This is all because "The masses continue with an appetite for benefits and the habit of receiving them by way of a rule of force and violence." And this is the result of, "The people, having grown accustomed to feed at the expense of others and to depend for their livelihood on the property of others..." This leads to the people and their government will, "institute the rule of violence; and now uniting their forces massacre, banish, and plunder, until they degenerate again into perfect savages and find once more a master and monarch."
Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus (c. 100 AD.) states, "That the man who first ruined the Roman people twas he who first gave them treats and gratuities. But this mischief crept secretly and gradually in, and did not openly make it's appearance in Rome for a considerable time."
- These practices from Nimrod to Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Herod among others all were rulers who exercise authority ushered in a social decay. This is why Plutarch also reported, “The real destroyers of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.”
- Julian the Apostate, who followed Constantine, believed “the disbanding of all private welfare institutions” seeing that private charity had the power to potentially liberate people from dependence on the state.
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Table as a snare
- Psalms 69:22-23 “Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.”
- Romans 11:8 "(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.”
- Proverbs 23:1 "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."
- Proverbs 12:11 "He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit."
- Exodus 23:32 "Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee."
- Exodus 34:12 "Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:"
- Deuteronomy 7:16 "And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee."
- Judges 2:2 "And ye shall make no league [covenant] with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?"
- Proverbs 1:10 "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not... 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:"
- Proverbs 6:2 “Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.” Swear not
- Luke 21:34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."
- 2 Peter 2:3 "And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not." See corban
- 2 Peter 2:14 "Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:... 19 "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
- Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
- James 4:1 "From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
- 1 Timothy 6:9 "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
- Revelation 18:11 "And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, ... and slaves, and souls of men."
- "Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?" Isaiah 40:21 is about the message of John the Baptist who was "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God" Isaiah 40:3 The Way of the LORD is not the covetous practices of the world from which the masses must repent.
- To avoid the "snare" of the legal charity of the welfare state which makes the word of God to none effect bringing mankind and their children back into captivity as human resources.
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Destroyers of liberty
"That the man who first ruined the Roman people twas he who first gave them treats and gratuities. But this mischief crept secretly and gradually in, and did not openly make it's appearance in Rome for a considerable time." Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus (c. 100 AD.) This would include Julius Caesar and eventually Augustus Caesar which is why Plutarch also reported, “The real destroyers of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.” This was a major theme of the Bible:

There were tables of welfare which were both snares and a traps as David and Paul stated and Peter warned would make us merchandise and curse children. Proverbs 23 told us not to not eat the "dainties" offered at those tables of Rulers and Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10 we cannot eat of those tables and the table of the Lord. We are not to consent to their covetous systems of One purse or Corban which makes the word of God to none effect.

We know when the masses become accustomed to those benefits of legal charity which are the rewards of unrighteousness provided by benefactors who exercise authority and the Fathers of the earth through the covetous practices that makes men merchandise and curse children as a surety for debt.
- We should know, "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it...". Abraham Lincoln But that alteration must begin with ourselves.
↑ 06227 ashan [aw-shawn ] from 06225 awshan to smoke or be angry; n m; [BDB-798b] [{See TWOT on 1712 @@ "1712a" }] AV-smoke 24, smoking 1; 25
1) smoke
1a) smoke

1b) in metaphor, simile

1c) smoke (fig.)
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07008 קִיטוֹר‎ qiytowr kee-tore’ KufYodTetVavReish or קיטר‎ qiytor kee-tore’ from 06999 רטק qatar incense and 07000 רטַקָ KufTetReish qatar joined; n m; [BDB-882b] {See TWOT on 2011 @@ "2011b" } AV-smoke 3, vapour 1; 4
1) thick smoke, smoke
- 06998 קָטַף‎ qataph KufTetPei pluck off;
  07000 קָטַר‎ qatar KufTetReish joined, to shut in;
  07001 קְטַר‎ qëtar (Aramaic) knot, joint;
  07002 קִטֵּר‎ qitter incense 1;
  07004 קְטֹרֶת‎ qëtoreth KufTetReishTav incense, smoke, odour; See sweet savour
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 03536 כִּבְשָׁן‎ kibshan kib-shawn’ from 03533 שׁבַכָּ kabash subdue or bring into bondage ; n m; [BDB-461b] {See TWOT on 952 } AV-furnace 4; 4
1) kiln (pottery or lime), smelting forge, furnace
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08574 תַּנּוּר‎ tannuwr tan-noor’ this is TavNunVavReish is from 05216 נִיר‎ niyr a lamp or light which is NunYodReish other words like 05215 niyr נִיר meaning plowing, tillage and 05214 nir נִיר "through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow"; n m; [BDB-1072a] {See TWOT on 2526 } AV-oven 11, furnace 4; 15
1) furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove
1a) for cooking

1b) of God’s wrath, His furnace (fig)

1c) of hunger, desire for evil

1d) fire-pot
- See Smoking furnace and a burning lamp
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Genesis 19:14 "And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law."

Psalms 106:25 "But murmured in their tents, [and] hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD."

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction... 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:"

Matthew 24:38 "For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come."

Luke 14:18 "And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused... the master of the house being angry... Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled... none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded... in the day when the Son of man... Remember Lot’s wife."

1 Timothy 6:9 "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace."

2 Timothy 3:1 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,"

John 10:13 "The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth <3199|melo> not for the sheep."

Luke 10:34 The Good Samaritan, "And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him."

1 John 2:15 "Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride (boaster) of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."

2 Peter 1:12 "Wherefore I will not be negligent <272|amelo> to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;"

1 Corinthians 12:25 "That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ..."
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04102 מָהַהּ‎ mahahh maw-hah’ apparently a denominative from 04100 מָהַ what, how, why; v; [BDB-554b] {See TWOT on 1150 } AV-tarry 5, linger 2, delayed 1, stay 1; 9
1) (Hithpalpel) to linger, tarry, wait, delay
- see trope
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06820 צֹעַר‎ Tso‘ar tso’ar from 06819 grow insignificant, ; n pr loc; [BDB-858b] {See TWOT on 1948 } AV-Zoar 10; 10
- Zoar= "insignificance"
1) a city at the southeast end of the Dead Sea grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah as being one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; spared at Lot’s plea as his place of refuge

[gate-1] 08179 שַׁעַר‎ sha‘ar shah’-ar from 08176 in its original sense ‘’שָׁעַר‎ sha‘ar to split or reason; n m; [BDB-1044b] {See TWOT on 2437 @@ "2437a" } AV-gate 364, city 3, door 2, port 1, porters 1; 371
1) gate
1a) gate (of entrance)

1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town

1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)

1d) heaven

שַׁעַר‎ Shin Ayin Reish 08175 storm; 08176 To split or reason; 08177 hair; 08178 storm, horror; 08179 Gate porter; 08180 unit of measure 100; 08181 hair, garment of hair

[2] שַׁעַר‎ Shin Ayin Reish 08175 storm; 08176 To split or reason; 08177 hair; 08178 storm, horror; 08179 Gate porter; 08180 unit of measure 100; 08181 hair, garment of hair

[adonai-2] 0113 אָדוֹן‎ ‘adown aw-done’ or (shortened) אדן‎ ‘adon aw-done’ from an unused root (meaning to rule); n m; [BDB-10b] {See TWOT on 27 @@ "27b" } AV-lord 197, master(s) 105, Lord 31, owner 1, sir 1; 335
1) firm, strong, lord, master
1a) lord, master
1a1) reference to men
1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs

1a1b) master

1a1c) king

1a2) reference to God
1a2a) the Lord God

1a2b) Lord of the whole earth

1b) lords, kings
1b1) reference to men
1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria

1b1b) master

1b1c) husband

1b1d) prophet

1b1e) governor

1b1f) prince

1b1g) king

1b2) reference to God
1b2a) Lord of lords (probably= "thy husband, Yahweh")

1c) my lord, my master
1c1) reference to men
1c1a) master

1c1b) husband

1c1c) prophet

1c1d) prince

1c1e) king

1c1f) father

1c1g) Moses

1c1h) priest

1c1i) theophanic angel

1c1j) captain

1c1k) general recognition of superiority

1c2) reference to God
1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God

1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

[shakam-3] 07925 שָׁכַם‎ shakam [shaw-kam’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-1014b] [{See TWOT on 2386 }] AV-(rise up, get you, … ) early 61, betimes 2, misc 2; 65
1) to rise or start early
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to rise early, make an early start

1a2) early (as adverb)

See 07925 שָׁכַם‎ shakam Rise up early, Take on a task.; 07926 שְׁכֶם‎ shëkem Back shoulder, give consent; 07927 Shekem שְׁכֶ֗ם said to be the Son of Hamor; 07928 Shekem שְׁכֶ֗ם Name and synonym for consent; 07929 shikmah שִׁכְמָה shoulder blade that takes a burden.

[5] See 07925 שָׁכַם‎ shakam Rise up early, Take on a task.; 07926 שְׁכֶם‎ shëkem Back shoulder, give consent; 07927 Shekem שְׁכֶ֗ם said to be the Son of Hamor; 07928 Shekem שְׁכֶ֗ם Name and synonym for consent; 07929 shikmah שִׁכְמָה shoulder blade that takes a burden.

[halak-4] 01980 הָלַךְ‎ halak [haw-lak’] HeyLamedKaf akin to 03212 YodLamedKaf to go walk, a primitive root; v; [BDB-229b] [{See TWOT on 498 }] AV-go 217, walk 156, come 16, … away 7, … along 6, misc 98; 500
1) to go, walk, come
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

1b) (Piel)
1b1) to walk

1b2) to walk (fig.)

1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to traverse

1c2) to walk about

1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

[ladark-5] 01870 דֶּרֶךְ‎ derek [deh’-rek] DaletReishKaf from 01869 DaletReishKaf tread or bend; n m/n f; [BDB-202b] [{See TWOT on 453 @@ "453a" }] AV-way 590, toward 31, journey 23, manner 8, misc 53; 705
1) way, road, distance, journey, manner
1a) road, way, path

1b) journey

1c) direction

1d) manner, habit, way

1e) of course of life (fig.)

1f) of moral character (fig.)

ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)

ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).

כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)

[8] ד Dalet Selflessness – Charity, back and forth or through a door or pathway, to enter like a fish (Numeric value: 4)

[9] ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200).

[10] כ ך Kaf K Crown: To Actualize Potential power from spiritual to physical realm [to cover, strength] (Numeric value: 20)

[enosh-6] 6.0 ^6.1 0582 אֱנוֹשׁ‎ ‘enowsh [en-oshe’] from 0605; n m; [BDB-60b] [{See TWOT on 136 @@ "136a" }] AV-man 520, certain 10, husbands 3, some 3, merchantmen 2, persons 2, misc 24; 564
1) man, mortal man, person, mankind
1a) of an individual

1b) men (collective)

1c) man, mankind

[iyr-7] 05892 ^ריע^ ‘iyr \@eer\@ AyinYodReish or (in the plural) ^רע^ ‘ar \@awr\@ or ^ריע^ ‘ayar (#Jud 10:4) \@aw-yar’\@ a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); from 05782 spelled AyinVavReish עוּר‎ ‘uwr [oor] a primitive root; n m; {See TWOT on 1587 @@ "1587a"} {See TWOT on 1615} AV-city 1074, town 7, every one 2, variant 6; 1089
1) excitement, anguish
1a) of terror

2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)
2a) city, town

05893 עִיר‎ ‘Iyr [eer] Ir= "belonging to a city"

05894 עִיר‎ ‘iyr (Aramaic) [eer] -watcher

05783 עוּר‎ to be exposed "Naked"... awake;

05895 עַיִר‎ ‘ayir [ah’-yeer] he-ass, male ass

[13] 05893 עִיר‎ ‘Iyr [eer] Ir= "belonging to a city"

[14] 05894 עִיר‎ ‘iyr (Aramaic) [eer] -watcher

[15] 05783 עוּר‎ to be exposed "Naked"... awake;

[16] 05895 עַיִר‎ ‘ayir [ah’-yeer] he-ass, male ass

[sodom-8] 05467 סְדֹם‎ Cëdom sed-ome’ from an unused root meaning to scorch, Greek 4670 σοδομα; n pr loc; [BDB-690a] {See TWOT on 1465 } AV-Sodom 39; 39
Sodom= "burning"

1) a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment

[18] Sodom= "burning"

[raa-9] 9.0 ^9.1 07489 עער ra‘a‘ raw-ah’a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 2191} {See TWOT on 2192}AV-evil 20, evildoer 10, hurt 7, wickedly 5, worse 5, afflict 5, wicked 4, break 3, doer 3, ill 3, harm 3, displease 2, misc 13; 83
1) to be bad, be evil
1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be displeasing

1a2) to be sad

1a3) to be injurious, be evil

1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically)

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to do an injury or hurt

1b2) to do evil or wickedly

1b3) mischief (participle)

2) to break, shatter
2a) (Qal)

2a1) to break

2a2) broken (participle)

2a3) to be broken

2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder

[Errorbn-10] The way of error
2 Peter 2:13 "And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;"

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Jude 1:11 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots(not "unspotted" like Pure Religion) in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;"

Revelation 2:14-17 "But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication ("to permit one’s self to be drawn away by another into idolatry"). 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it]."

Ezekiel 16:49 "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."

The way of the world is the way of Cain and His city-state, the Corban of the Pharisees and the cities of blood, Nimrod and the Nicolaitan, Babylon and Balaam, Sumer and Sodom, Pharaoh and the foolishness of Saul, and more recently FDR and LBJ and all the welfare States who use legal charity which is not The Way of Christ, the Kingdom of God nor the righteousness of God.

[21] 2 Peter 2:13 "And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;"

[22] Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

[23] Jude 1:11 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots(not "unspotted" like Pure Religion) in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;"

[24] Revelation 2:14-17 "But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication ("to permit one’s self to be drawn away by another into idolatry"). 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it]."

[25] The way of the world is the way of Cain and His city-state, the Corban of the Pharisees and the cities of blood, Nimrod and the Nicolaitan, Babylon and Balaam, Sumer and Sodom, Pharaoh and the foolishness of Saul, and more recently FDR and LBJ and all the welfare States who use legal charity which is not The Way of Christ, the Kingdom of God nor the righteousness of God.

[Isidolatry-11] Covetousness is idolatry
Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:"

Ephesians 5:5 "For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."

1 Corinthians 5:10 "Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."

For it is written that the tables of dainties provided by rulers of the world are a snare because they cause the masses to bite one another through government systems of legal charity which are covetous practices which are a form of fornication or adultery where the people are devoured as merchandise, curse children and are "entangled again in the yoke of bondage" with the aid of the false religion of the whore who rides the beast.

[27] For it is written that the tables of dainties provided by rulers of the world are a snare because they cause the masses to bite one another through government systems of legal charity which are covetous practices which are a form of fornication or adultery where the people are devoured as merchandise, curse children and are "entangled again in the yoke of bondage" with the aid of the false religion of the whore who rides the beast.

[pdesliberty-12] Pagans Understood

Polybius as the "Historian of Historians" believed "All democracies fail".

Polybius explains in "The Histories" (130 BC), A Fatal Sequence commonly occurs "... when a new generation arises and the democracy falls into the hands of the grandchildren of its founders, they have become so accustomed to freedom and equality that they no longer value them, and begin to aim at pre-eminence; and it is chiefly those of ample fortune who fall into this error. 6 So when they begin to lust for power and cannot attain it through themselves or their own good qualities, they ruin their estates, tempting and corrupting the people in every possible way. 7 And hence when by their foolish thirst for reputation they have created among the masses an appetite for gifts and the habit of receiving them, democracy in its turn is abolished and changes into a rule of force and violence." Polybius#Translations_compare Polybius

Part of this corruption, "So when they begin to be fond of office, and find themselves unable to obtain it by their own unassisted efforts and their own merits, they ruin their estates, while enticing and corrupting the common people in every possible way. By which means when, in their senseless mania for reputation, they have made the populace ready and greedy to receive bribes, the virtue of democracy is destroyed, and it is transformed into a government of violence and the strong hand." Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, Translated, EBook #44126

This is all because "The masses continue with an appetite for benefits and the habit of receiving them by way of a rule of force and violence." And this is the result of, "The people, having grown accustomed to feed at the expense of others and to depend for their livelihood on the property of others..." This leads to the people and their government will, "institute the rule of violence; and now uniting their forces massacre, banish, and plunder, until they degenerate again into perfect savages and find once more a master and monarch."

Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus (c. 100 AD.) states, "That the man who first ruined the Roman people twas he who first gave them treats and gratuities. But this mischief crept secretly and gradually in, and did not openly make it's appearance in Rome for a considerable time."

These practices from Nimrod to Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Herod among others all were rulers who exercise authority ushered in a social decay. This is why Plutarch also reported, “The real destroyers of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.”

Julian the Apostate, who followed Constantine, believed “the disbanding of all private welfare institutions” seeing that private charity had the power to potentially liberate people from dependence on the state.

[29] Polybius as the "Historian of Historians" believed "All democracies fail".

[30] Polybius explains in "The Histories" (130 BC), A Fatal Sequence commonly occurs "... when a new generation arises and the democracy falls into the hands of the grandchildren of its founders, they have become so accustomed to freedom and equality that they no longer value them, and begin to aim at pre-eminence; and it is chiefly those of ample fortune who fall into this error. 6 So when they begin to lust for power and cannot attain it through themselves or their own good qualities, they ruin their estates, tempting and corrupting the people in every possible way. 7 And hence when by their foolish thirst for reputation they have created among the masses an appetite for gifts and the habit of receiving them, democracy in its turn is abolished and changes into a rule of force and violence." Polybius#Translations_compare Polybius

[31] Part of this corruption, "So when they begin to be fond of office, and find themselves unable to obtain it by their own unassisted efforts and their own merits, they ruin their estates, while enticing and corrupting the common people in every possible way. By which means when, in their senseless mania for reputation, they have made the populace ready and greedy to receive bribes, the virtue of democracy is destroyed, and it is transformed into a government of violence and the strong hand." Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, Translated, EBook #44126

[32] This is all because "The masses continue with an appetite for benefits and the habit of receiving them by way of a rule of force and violence." And this is the result of, "The people, having grown accustomed to feed at the expense of others and to depend for their livelihood on the property of others..." This leads to the people and their government will, "institute the rule of violence; and now uniting their forces massacre, banish, and plunder, until they degenerate again into perfect savages and find once more a master and monarch."

[33] These practices from Nimrod to Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, and Herod among others all were rulers who exercise authority ushered in a social decay. This is why Plutarch also reported, “The real destroyers of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.”

[34] Julian the Apostate, who followed Constantine, believed “the disbanding of all private welfare institutions” seeing that private charity had the power to potentially liberate people from dependence on the state.

[snaretrap-13] Table as a snare
Psalms 69:22-23 “Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.”

Romans 11:8 "(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.”

Proverbs 23:1 "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."

Proverbs 12:11 "He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit."

Exodus 23:32 "Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee."

Exodus 34:12 "Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:"

Deuteronomy 7:16 "And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee."

Judges 2:2 "And ye shall make no league [covenant] with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?"

Proverbs 1:10 "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not... 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:"

Proverbs 6:2 “Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.” Swear not

Luke 21:34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."

2 Peter 2:3 "And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not." See corban

2 Peter 2:14 "Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:... 19 "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

James 4:1 "From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

1 Timothy 6:9 "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

Revelation 18:11 "And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, ... and slaves, and souls of men."

"Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?" Isaiah 40:21 is about the message of John the Baptist who was "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God" Isaiah 40:3 The Way of the LORD is not the covetous practices of the world from which the masses must repent.

To avoid the "snare" of the legal charity of the welfare state which makes the word of God to none effect bringing mankind and their children back into captivity as human resources.

[36] Psalms 69:22-23 “Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

[37] Romans 11:8 "(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

[38] Proverbs 23:1 "When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."

[39] Proverbs 12:11 "He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit."

[40] Exodus 23:32 "Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee."

[41] Exodus 34:12 "Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:"

[42] Deuteronomy 7:16 "And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee."

[43] Judges 2:2 "And ye shall make no league [covenant] with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?"

[44] Proverbs 1:10 "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not... 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:"

[45] Proverbs 6:2 “Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.” Swear not

[46] Luke 21:34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."

[47] 2 Peter 2:3 "And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not." See corban

[48] 2 Peter 2:14 "Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:... 19 "While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

[49] Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

[50] James 4:1 "From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

[51] 1 Timothy 6:9 "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

[52] Revelation 18:11 "And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, ... and slaves, and souls of men."

[53] "Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?" Isaiah 40:21 is about the message of John the Baptist who was "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God" Isaiah 40:3 The Way of the LORD is not the covetous practices of the world from which the masses must repent.

[54] To avoid the "snare" of the legal charity of the welfare state which makes the word of God to none effect bringing mankind and their children back into captivity as human resources.

[desliberty-14] Destroyers of liberty
"That the man who first ruined the Roman people twas he who first gave them treats and gratuities. But this mischief crept secretly and gradually in, and did not openly make it's appearance in Rome for a considerable time." Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus (c. 100 AD.) This would include Julius Caesar and eventually Augustus Caesar which is why Plutarch also reported, “The real destroyers of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.” This was a major theme of the Bible:

There were tables of welfare which were both snares and a traps as David and Paul stated and Peter warned would make us merchandise and curse children. Proverbs 23 told us not to not eat the "dainties" offered at those tables of Rulers and Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10 we cannot eat of those tables and the table of the Lord. We are not to consent to their covetous systems of One purse or Corban which makes the word of God to none effect.

We know when the masses become accustomed to those benefits of legal charity which are the rewards of unrighteousness provided by benefactors who exercise authority and the Fathers of the earth through the covetous practices that makes men merchandise and curse children as a surety for debt.

We should know, "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it...". Abraham Lincoln But that alteration must begin with ourselves.

[56] We should know, "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it...". Abraham Lincoln But that alteration must begin with ourselves.

[asan-15] 06227 ashan [aw-shawn ] from 06225 awshan to smoke or be angry; n m; [BDB-798b] [{See TWOT on 1712 @@ "1712a" }] AV-smoke 24, smoking 1; 25
1) smoke
1a) smoke

1b) in metaphor, simile

1c) smoke (fig.)

[qiytowr-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 07008 קִיטוֹר‎ qiytowr kee-tore’ KufYodTetVavReish or קיטר‎ qiytor kee-tore’ from 06999 רטק qatar incense and 07000 רטַקָ Kuf Tet Reish qatar joined; n m; [BDB-882b] {See TWOT on 2011 @@ "2011b" } AV-smoke 3, vapour 1; 4
1) thick smoke, smoke

06998 קָטַף‎ qataph KufTetPei pluck off;
07000 קָטַר‎ qatar KufTetReish joined, to shut in;
07001 קְטַר‎ qëtar (Aramaic) knot, joint;
07002 קִטֵּר‎ qitter incense 1;
07004 קְטֹרֶת‎ qëtoreth KufTetReishTav incense, smoke, odour; See sweet savour

[59] 06998 קָטַף‎ qataph KufTetPei pluck off;
07000 קָטַר‎ qatar KufTetReish joined, to shut in;
07001 קְטַר‎ qëtar (Aramaic) knot, joint;
07002 קִטֵּר‎ qitter incense 1;
07004 קְטֹרֶת‎ qëtoreth KufTetReishTav incense, smoke, odour; See sweet savour

[kibshan-17] 17.0 ^17.1 03536 כִּבְשָׁן‎ kibshan kib-shawn’ from 03533 שׁבַכָּ kabash subdue or bring into bondage ; n m; [BDB-461b] {See TWOT on 952 } AV-furnace 4; 4
1) kiln (pottery or lime), smelting forge, furnace

[tannur-18] 08574 תַּנּוּר‎ tannuwr tan-noor’ this is Tav Nun Vav Reish is from 05216 נִיר‎ niyr a lamp or light which is Nun Yod Reish other words like 05215 niyr נִיר meaning plowing, tillage and 05214 nir נִיר "through the idea of the gleam of a fresh furrow"; n m; [BDB-1072a] {See TWOT on 2526 } AV-oven 11, furnace 4; 15
1) furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove
1a) for cooking

1b) of God’s wrath, His furnace (fig)

1c) of hunger, desire for evil

1d) fire-pot

See Smoking furnace and a burning lamp

[62] See Smoking furnace and a burning lamp

[Careless-19] Care not
Genesis 19:14 "And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law."

Psalms 106:25 "But murmured in their tents, [and] hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD."

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction... 24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:"

Matthew 24:38 "For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come."

Luke 14:18 "And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused... the master of the house being angry... Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled... none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded... in the day when the Son of man... Remember Lot’s wife."

1 Timothy 6:9 "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace."

2 Timothy 3:1 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,"

John 10:13 "The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth <3199|melo> not for the sheep."

Luke 10:34 The Good Samaritan, "And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him."

1 John 2:15 "Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride (boaster) of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."

2 Peter 1:12 "Wherefore I will not be negligent <272|amelo> to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;"

1 Corinthians 12:25 "That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ..."

[mahah-20] 04102 מָהַהּ‎ mahahh maw-hah’ apparently a denominative from 04100 מָהַ what, how, why; v; [BDB-554b] {See TWOT on 1150 } AV-tarry 5, linger 2, delayed 1, stay 1; 9
1) (Hithpalpel) to linger, tarry, wait, delay

see trope

[65] see trope

[Zoar-21] 06820 צֹעַר‎ Tso‘ar tso’ar from 06819 grow insignificant, ; n pr loc; [BDB-858b] {See TWOT on 1948 } AV-Zoar 10; 10
Zoar= "insignificance"

1) a city at the southeast end of the Dead Sea grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah as being one of the 5 cities slated for destruction by God; spared at Lot’s plea as his place of refuge

[67] Zoar= "insignificance"

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Genesis 19

Contents

Two angels to Sodom

Men of the city

Lot went out

They put fourth their hand

We will destroy

Set him out of the city

Escape for thy life

Escape to Zoar

Pillar of salt

Smoke of a furnace

two daughters

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Genesis 19

Two angels to Sodom

Men of the city

Lot went out

They put fourth their hand

We will destroy

Set him out of the city

Escape for thy life

Escape to Zoar

Pillar of salt

Smoke of a furnace

two daughters

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