Sodom and Gomorrah - Kyle Luo

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah begins with Abraham and his wife Sarah. God came to Abraham and told him that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were to be destroyed because all of their inhabitants were evil and wicked. Abraham did not want to see this happen, so he convinced God to spare the cities if ten righteous people could be found. God sent two of his angels to the cities where they stayed with Abraham's nephew Lot. When the people of Sodom and Gomorrah caught wind of their arrival, they surrounded Lot's house and demanded that he turn the angels over to them. Lot offered his two daughters instead and the angels saw that he was righteous so they led him out of the city before it was annihilated. In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, God punishes the people of the city because of their wicked actions. This form of punishment was the complete destruction of the city and all of its inhabitants which some may deem harsh. In the same way, some of today's punishments have been highly debated. One example of this is the death penalty. Some people feel that no matter what, death is always an unfair punishment while others feel like it is acceptable. This notion of "unfair" is never concrete.