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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-02-19  |  2.2 MB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  52 seconds
Transcription: Like a photo-negative, this chapter shows by contrast what Abraham was up against in his efforts to found a new and godly nation. His own nephew lived in the city of Sodom, a sordid place that looked on visiting strangers, angels as it turned out, as prime targets for gang rape. Sexual violence was just one of Sodom's problems. Ezekiel 16.49 says that Sodom was arrogant, overfed, and unconcerned. They did not help the poor and needy. Despite Sodom's woeful condition, God was willing to let the city survive if Abraham could locate a mere ten righteous people there. Ten such people did not exist ...