Genesis 29 Series

Lot’s compromise with the world would affect his own safety

[Read Genesis 19:9.]

Lot’s in serious trouble here. Even though he’s an important official in the city, and even though he tries to appease them with his daughters, he’s now in danger of being violated and probably killed once they were done with him. (It goes to show you, you just can’t reason with people like this!)

Now remember, Lot is a man of faith. Not a great man of faith, but a believer. And God loves His children. So we see the gracious hand of God reaching out to help Lot.

The angels graciously protect Lot from the ‘world’

[Read Genesis 19:10-11.]

Lot is in serious trouble here so the angels quickly open the door and pull Lot back in from the crowd. The men whom Lot tried to protect were now protecting him.

The angels caused blindness to come upon the angry mob that confused them as they continued to try and get into the house. And we get the impression that they kept trying to get in until they got tired out and gave up. Probably well into the night.

Meanwhile, the angels told Lot what was about to happen and gave them the plan as to how he and his family could escape God’s coming wrath upon that place. So we’ve seen how the angels protected Lot from the world. Now we’ll see how:

The angels graciously protect Lot and his family from the God’s judgment

[Read Genesis 19:12-25.]

Can you see the scene in your mind’s eye? It’s early in the morning, probably right before the sun peeked over the hills, and the angels tell Lot that it’s time to go. Only Lot, his wife and daughters were there. They probably didn’t get much, if any sleep the night before. The family was having second thoughts about leaving their city, their home, their jobs, and the daughter’s fiancée’s that had refused to come. They hesitated so much so that the angels each grabbed an arm and led them out of the city like a parent leads his kids away from danger.

As the cities were being destroyed behind them Abraham watched from the hill tops.

[Read Genesis 19:27-29.]

God had answered the requests or the ‘prayers’ of Abraham from the previous chapter concerning Lot and his family. I know it doesn’t tell you from this, or any other text that Abraham knew of Lot’s safety at this moment. Surely he would know of it later because of the nations that would come from Lot. But I wonder if Abraham’s friend God would let him know of Lot’s safety? Anyway, Abraham watched as God did what He said He would do.

So Abraham and his family are safe. But only for a moment. You see, the family was out of Sodom, but Sodom wasn’t out of the family.

Lot’s compromise with the world would affect his wife

[Read Genesis 19:26.]

She just couldn’t help herself. Even though the angels told them not to look back, she was so oppressed by the wickedness she lived in she couldn’t help but turn back to see it all go away. Maybe she regretted leaving, maybe her fondness of the lifestyle was so alluring that she hoped it wasn’t as bad as it sounded. But she rejected the angel’s warning, looked back, and died becoming a pillar of salt. A monument if you will of her sin.