As angels abandoned their proper stations so too the citizens of these cities indulged in unfaithful acts. Unfaithful acts either refers to unlawful sexual relations (Genesis 38:24; Leviticus 19:29; Hosea 2:7; Hosea 4:13) or unfaithfulness with respect to God (Exodus 34:15; Deuteronomy 31:16; Ezekiel 20:30; Hosea 1:2; Hosea 4:12; Hosea 5:3).1 The men of Sodom and Gomorrah wanted to rape the visitors who had come to Lot (Genesis 19:1–9) in order to humiliate them. They wanted to do so without knowing that in reality these men
were angels, and thus it could also be that Jude is specifically highlighting and condemning them for their homosexual intentions.2
7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.