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Too much time of their hands

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This was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. - Ezekiel 10:49

1. Pride
2. Gluttony
3. Slothful
4. Greedy

In other words... They had too much time on their hands! Pictured below are times of revival in our church. Bring in the sins of Sodom and I am lucky to see two cars in the parking lot on Sunday mornings. The old timers were very structured in their ways of life. They would be amazed at the time people spend on electrical devices these days.

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... more likely perhaps dismayed, distraught, driven to prayer for people as God Directs.... ?
They would be amazed at the time people spend on electrical devices these days.
 
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This was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. - Ezekiel 10:49

1. Pride
2. Gluttony
3. Slothful
4. Greedy

In other words... They had too much time on their hands! Pictured below are times of revival in our church. Bring in the sins of Sodom and I am lucky to see two cars in the parking lot on Sunday mornings. The old timers were very structured in their ways of life. They would be amazed at the time people spend on electrical devices these days.

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I'm reminded of Ezekiel 34. The shepherds fed themselves and the sheep became food for the beasts, and the fat sheep butted out the weak ones.
 
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Before electrical devices they spent time reading fiction, painting, drawing, crocheting, whittling etc. People have always had pastimes.

My family home church is at least ten times larger than it was when I was a kid in the 60s.
 
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