Genesis 19:29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
The expression “out of the frying pan and into the fire” comes to mind as I read today’s verses. Lot separated from Abraham because their herds were so big there were disputes over grazing land. This led him to Sodom, where he became an elder with some influence (shown by his sitting at the gates). God still sees him as a righteous man as witnessed by the angels not destroying Sodom until he and his family had fled to Zoar, a small town chosen by Lot.
Genesis 19:30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.
Now they have left Zoar out of fear (Of what? Of whom?) and settled in a cave in the mountains. And now the daughters are plotting ways to ensure their family line in the absence of men for husbands. How do they think this is a good plan? Why do they think this is a good plan? What is going on with this family? How is Lot preserved in the Bible as a righteous man?
Genesis 19:31 One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth.
Precious Savior, There is so much I do not understand about Your word. Thank You for the ability to read, to study, to wonder, to ask questions, to seek answers. Thank You that I can still draw closer to You even when I have no answers, only additional questions. Amen.
Genesis 19:32 Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line through our father.”
Have a blessed day.