Introduction
Sodom is destroyed.
Questions
1. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom, meaning that he was in a position of influence. How do we know that he was never really accepted by the people of Sodom?
v 9 … Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. ...
2. Why did Lot's wife become a pillar of salt?
v 26 ... Lot’s wife looked back from behind him, ...
3. What two nations come from Lot's daughters' illicit relations with their father?
v 37 and 38 The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day. The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 3 Two angels come to Sodom and are shown hospitality by Lot
- v 4 to 11 The men of Sodom want to have sex with the angels (whom they think are ordinary men). The offer of Lot's daughters is ignored and they become more persistent. The angels rescue Lot and strike the men with blindness
- v 12 to 14 The angels tell Lot that they are about to destroy Sodom because of its wickedness. Lot's sons-in-law don't take the threat seriously
- v 15 to 29 The angels remove Lot, his wife and his two daughters before the destruction happens. Lot asks to go to the city of Zoar instead of into the mountains. Abraham sees the destruction of Sodom and the surrounding area
- v 30 to 38 Lot's daughters contrive to have children by their father. The children are the fathers of the Moabites and Ammonites