| Gen. 19:1-25 |
"Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and
Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them,
and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. And he said, 'Here now,
my lords, please turn in to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash
your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.' And they said, 'No, but
we will spend the night in the open square.' But he insisted strongly; so they
turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked
unleavened bread, and they ate. Now before they lay down, the men of the city,
the men of Sodom, both old and young, all people from every quarter, surrounded
the house. And they called to Lot and said to him, 'Where are the men who came
to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally.' So Lot
went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, and said
'Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! See now, I have two daughters who
have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to
them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they
have come under the shadow of my roof.' " (vs. 1-7)
 Note: Eph. 5:11 says "And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather *expose (reprove) them." Lot
chose to dwell in the area of darkness for gain. He knew the men who came were
from God and was willing to sacrifice his virgin daughters to protect the godly
men from abuse. The men of Sodom said "...This one came in to sojourn, and he
keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them...."
(vs. 9) The angels struck them blind, got Lot and his family out, and destroyed
the city.
See (Lot Chose His Path) |
