ISB ~ Matthew 11 v23

Capernaum:Jesus’ home during his Galilean ministry (4:13). Like his childhood home of Nazareth, this city too rejects Jesus and his works (13:53-58; Lk 4:1630).

• Jesus’ rebuke upon the city recalls God’s judgment on the king of Babylon in Is 14:13-15.

• Morally: Capernaum signifies the soul that receives Christ but falls into mortal sin. Because Christ dwelt there, the fallen-away and prideful soul is subject to harsher judgment (2 Pet 2:20-22; CCC 678).

Sodom:The city destroyed by God in Gen 19:24-25. It was a proverbial OT example of sexual sin and inhospitality that called down God’s wrath (Is 1:9; Jer 23:14; Ezek 16:44-46; Amos 4:11).