SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 19
BIBLE VERSES:
“ The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it.” (Genesis 19:12-13)
“As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!” (Genesis 19:17)
“By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land. Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land. But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” (Genesis 19:23-26)
SODOM AND GOMORRAH DESTROYED (vs. 1-29)
Two angels arrived at Sodom and Lot welcomed them to his house. He prepared a meal for them by baking bread without yeast. Then before going to bed, all the men from every part of Sodom surrounded the house and demanded Lot to bring them out so that they can have sex with them. Lot refused and offered his two daughters for them instead. they pressured Lot and started to break down the door. The men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness so that they could not find the door.
The two men told Lot to bring along all the members of his household because they have been sent by God to destroy the land. Lot spoke to his sons-in-law who were pledged to marry his daughters. But the sons-in-law thought he was joking.When they hesitated, the men grasped the hands of Lot, his wife and his 2 daughters and led them safely out of the city. The angel told them: “Flea for your lives. Don’t look back and don’t stop anywhere in the plain. Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away.” (v. 17). But Lot pleaded to allow him to flee to a very small town called Zoar. They granted his request. When Lot reached Zoar, the Lord rained down burning sulphur on Sodom and Gomorrah from heavens. Lot’s wife looked back and became a pillar of salt. the following morning, Abraham saw dense smoke rising from Sodom and Gomorrah like a smoke for a furnace. God remember Abraham and brought Lot out of the catastrophe.
LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS (vs. 30-38)
Lot has 2 daughters in an attempt to pressure the family both of them got Abraham drunk with wine and slpt with him. The older daughter had a son and she name him Moob which is the father of the Moabites today. The younger daughter also had a son and she named him Ben-Ammi, he is the father of the Ammonites.
THOUGHTS;
CONTRAST BETWEEN THE VISITS OF ANGELS TO ABRAHAM AND LOT (By Warren Wiersbe)
- Christ himself visited Abraham butr only the angels visited Lot.
- Christ had a message of joy to Abraham and Sarah but the angels gave a message of judgment to Lot.
- Abraham was visited in the day time at a tent door, but Lot in the evening at the city gate.
- Abraham had power of God but Lot had not influence ever with his own family
- Abraham lost nothing but Lot lost everything except his life.
- Abraham brought blessings to the world but Lot’s descendants (Ammonite and Moabites) brought trouble to the world.
WHAT CAUSES THE DOWNFALL OF LOT?
- He lifted his eyes and chose his land.
- He started walking by sight not by faith, living for the things of the world.,
- He lost his tent, his altar and his fellowship with God.
- He lost his spiritual standard by offering his daughter to satisfy the lust of the world.
- He had lost testimony with his own family
- He married a worldly wife who could not bear to leave the city behind.
Lot looked back and became a pillar of salt. She was clinging to the past and unwilling to turn completely away. As long as you are holding to your old life, you cannot move on toward God. You cannot make progress with God if you are serving two masters.
Moab and Ben-anmi were the products of incest. They became the fathers of Moabites and Ammonites who were the 2 greatest enemies of Israel. But Ruth, the great grandmother of David and an ancestor of Jesus was from Moab.
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