Lot’s story tells of God’s intervention despite our foolishness. Lot’s desire for worldly pleasures had led him to live in Sodom. He was aware of God and may have denounced evil, but he seemed to enjoy the lifestyle there. He foolishly allowed bad company to corrupt him and his family.
This resulted in corrupted values. He wanted to protect visiting strangers, so he was willing to sacrifice his daughters to satisfy the sexual desires of the town. Somehow heterosexual rape was a better option than homosexuality.
Genesis 19: 6 So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him. 7 “Please, my brothers,” he begged, “don’t do such a wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection.”
9 “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door. [1]
An Angelic Rescue
Lot had foolishly miscalculated the evil of the townspeople. The angels had to rescue him. Genesis 19: 10 But the two angels reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door. 11 Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside. [2]
Even though the whole town was trying to push their way into Lot’s house, the angels were able to pull him inside and bolt the door. Then they performed a miracle to blind the mob so they couldn’t find the door.
Lot was living where he shouldn’t have been, his values had been corrupted, and he underestimated the danger of the evil around him. He had made mistakes all along the way, but God rescued him by the actions of the angels. He didn’t deserve to be rescued, but God graciously granted Abraham’s prayer request.
We Don’t Deserve Jesus’ Rescue
We, like Lot, have made foolish decisions. We have sinned and deserve punishment. Yet, God sent Jesus to rescue us from our sins and give us salvation as a gift. Ephesians 2: 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!…
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. [3]
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[1-3] Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation. Tyndale House Publishers.