Judges 19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
This horrific story of adultery, homosexuality, and murder is as repulsive to us as it is to God. A certain Levite had a concubine who played the whore and ran off to her father’s house. The man went to retrieve her kindly, but while lodging in the father-in-law’s house some men of the city, sons of Belial, demanded to have the guest to know him. But the father said “No,” such folly should not be done, so he gave to them his daughter, the Levite’s concubine. They abused her all night and left her dead. The man cut the body up into twelve pieces and sent them to all Israel. This action set off a huge civil war, all but destroying the whole tribe of Benjamin.
One sin led to another to another until terrible disaster resulted. The horrific evil of the sons of Belial was expanded by the actions of the Levite. Thousands died. All of this is repulsive to the Lord. However, we should remember that one little sin of ours is also repulsive and can lead to much evil. For instance, James says that the tongue, a small instrument, can set ablaze a forest. We learn from God’s Word to have the same intolerance for every sin of ours. We repent. We also that the love of God in Christ is greater than even our most heinous sins. We believe.