Down" is used many different ways, and its spiritual meaning in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Phrases like "bowing down," "lying down" and "falling down" are defined primarily by "bowing," "lying" and "falling"; there is also a great difference between a person descending, the Lord sending fire from heaven and someone handling an object, to offer a few examples. In a very general sense, though, "down" indicates a lowering from more internal spiritual states to more external ones. That's why the journey is described as going "down" to Egypt from Canaan, and people from all quarters go "up" to Jerusalem. It's also why the Lord comes "down" to us, which generally indicates a state of judgment.

2244. Verse 22 And the men looked from there and went towards Sodom; and Abraham still stood before Jehovah.

'The men looked from there' means the Lord's thought from the Divine. 'And went towards Sodom' means concerning the human race which was immersed in such great evil. 'And Abraham still stood before Jehovah' means the Lord's thought from the Human which was joined to the Divine in the manner stated above.