Why did the Lord destroy Sodom?

Answer

"The men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly." Gen. 13: 13.

How does the Spirit witness to our acceptance with God?
Was it possible for Christ to be holden of death?
According to the New Testament, what day immediately precedes the first day of the week?
From what time was Christ, the Word, associated with God, the Father?
How will the Lord manifest Himself to the wicked?
Why was this to be?
Why, after the fall, was man shut away from the tree of life?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle