It seems like this story has many parts to it. Why did Lot stay with his family since he knew the evil that surrounded him. It wasn't like he couldn't afford to move and was tied to that community. He was an elder that knew of the vileness of the city but could nothing to stop it. The visitors (2) were practically pushed into Lot's house to prevent them from being violated and were well attended to by Lot and his family. The crowd of both young and old men want to have sex with the visitors were protested by Lot and his family. He was willing to put his own daughters up to prevent his guests from harm. Yet the crowds did come in but the Lord blinded the crowd so that the visitors would not be seen. Yet the evilness of the crowd still want to pursue their goals. Lot did see the errors of his city and when the angels foretold of the city's destruction, he want his family to leave (without their future husbands) but was rebuked by the family. Still God did save Lot and his family by sending them to a small town where they took refuge. As soon as Lot entered Zoar, the Lord rained down sulfur and burned the city that was once his home. Lot's wife was warned not to look back and she too die by becoming a pillar of salt. How sometimes we long to satisfy the desires that represents the old things. Abraham comes to aid Lot to return to him at the end of this section.
Good weekend and relative easy morning. Got a chance to use my crockpot yesterday and made chicken and ribs with bbque sauce for the week. Glad the family got home safely from FL.
Praise for today: For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Ps 48: 14
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