We last saw Lot entering into Zoar. Through his intercession for Zoar, the city has been spared, but he has lost his wife and an unknown amount of family and friends in the destruction of Sodom and the cities of the plain. We pick up the story now after an unknown length of time has…
Gen 19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. The fact that the sun was risen upon the earth tells us quite a bit about the time it took Lot to flee to Zoar. We don’t know exactly how far the sun was risen, but it would be safe to say…
We now come to what I believe is the great highlight of Lot’s life, and perhaps one of the most overlooked and misunderstood moments of his life – Lot becomes an intercessor. Let’s enter into the text: Gen 19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape…
Back when I first started writing about Lot, I mentioned the possibility that the splitting of Lot and Abram was from God. The text itself links Lot’s parting from Abram with God speaking to him, saying, “And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,” (Gen 13:14) God had a plan…
We now reach the crescendo in the story of Lot. The angels are inside his house, they’ve just finished their meal, and now a crowd of men from Sodom from every quarter and age have surrounded the house. Despite Lot’s best efforts to dissuade them, they are now ‘pressing’ upon Lot in an attempt to…
We last left Lot outside his house, having closed the door behind him, facing a crowd of men of unspecified number who are intent on sexually assaulting the visitors he has inside. These men are ranging in age from young to old and in status in society from every quarter. Let’s pick up from there….
Previously we’ve set up the scenario for Sodom. It’s important to keep that in mind as we now head into the core section of the story. The two things to remember are: 1. Sodom looked pleasant and normal, much as our everyday life. 2. The primary sin of Sodom is pride. As we progress in…
