G. Genesis 19:7 - And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
1. Lot is playing the part of man’s conscience here, but just like today many times the conscience goes unheeded.
2. Refers to the men of Sodom
H. Genesis 19:8 - Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
1. In desperation, Lot offers an irrational solution
a. This does however show that Lot may have known who these “guests” were for he valued them above his own family
· Matthew 10:37 – He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of Me.
· Lot seems confused:
o If believes his guests to be divine why not just ask for their help dispatching the hostiles.
o If Lot doesn’t believe they are divine, why would he offer his daughters in their stead?
b. Was this offer perhaps a delay tactic?
2. The previous verse says “do not so wickedly” how can the solution Lot is offering be considered any less wicked?
3. “good in your eyes” Lot doesn’t even require that they do what’s good in the eyes of the Lord, but their own eyes.
But wait…
4. 2 Peter 2:6-8 - And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;)
a. What Peter is saying here is that Lot was just and he was a righteous man vexed by the unlawful deeds of the people of Sodom
b. How can Lot ’s actions be justified? Just like every other major character in the Bible that had a lapse of judgment and committed some horrible offenses, Lot apparently was not characterized by his mistakes as he was still considered a just man.
5. The Wisdom of Soloman 10:5-7 – It was she (wisdom) that when the nations were confused, in their wicked conspiracy, recognized the upright man (Lot), and preserved him blameless before God, and kept him steadfast against having pity on his child. When the ungodly were perishing, she saved an upright man,
a. The Wisdom of Solomon is one of the 14 Deuterocanonical books otherwise known as the Apocrypha.
b. Refers to Lot as an upright man.
I. Genesis 19:9 - And they said, Stand back. And they said [again], This one [fellow] came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, [even] Lot , and came near to break the door.
1. The gate of the city was the seat of judges and where Lot was as the 2 angels approached. The men of Sodom
2. Just or corrupt judges find no favor in the eyes of the wicked.
J. Genesis 19:10 - But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
1. Just as Christ reaches down from heaven and saves us from our sins, here Lot is in need of a savior to rescue him from the wickedness he has allowed to linger in his life.
2. They shut the door, sometimes that’s what we need to do…ie shut off the TV, Shut off the internet, leave the party, God helps us to shut doors in our life.
a. Revelation 3:7 -“…These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth; and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth;”
b. Spiritually speaking, God shuts doors that no man can open as a means to His Divine protection. Sometimes the only way a door can be shut in our lives is if God does it.
K. Genesis 19:11 - And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
1. These men were so consumed in their wickedness that even after they were struck blind they were looking for the door.
2. They were already spiritually blind to their wickedness, and now being physically blind it seems to be of no consequence as they continue in their sins.
3. Acts 9:8-9 – And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus
a. Just as the men of Sodom
· Paul’s reaction was much different
b. More evidence that one of the “angels” was a representative of the Word. It was the Power and the Light of the Word that knocked Saul to the ground.
L. Genesis 19:12 - And the men said unto Lot , Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring [them] out of this place:
1. How would you respond if two strangers came to your door and told you to gather your family and flee.
2. We have to give Lot some credit here, he obeyed. It would probably be very difficult to up and leave everything you have behind.
3. Would Lot have left if the townspeople were not enraged against him? Did the visitors allow this to happen in order to motivate Lot to vacate?
M. Genesis 19:13 - For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
1. Where does the cry come from? Before the face of the Lord
a. Revelation 6:9-10 – And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost Thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”
b. Those slain for the Word of God are under His altar, before His face pleading for justice.
N. Genesis 19:14 - And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
1. Shows that Lot possibly had at least four daughters, two unmarried and at least two married to the plural sons in law. Some scholars are of the opinion that Lot's virgin daughters were betrothed to these men, this may be true, but it seems more likely that Lot had additional daughters that were already married than to have two daughters of different ages under his roof both of which are engaged. The older daughter would have been betrothed sooner than the younger (ie. Leah and Rachel)
2. Lot went out…so he went out through the blind stricken men of the city, making his way to his daughters’ houses and spoke to his sons-in-law. They weren’t in the same house.
3. He appears to have no credibility with his own sons-in-law. If Lot would have been living above reproach his warnings would have probably been heeded, but its hard to take someone seriously who has lived a life of compromise.
O. Genesis 19:15 - And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot , saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
1. All of this was taking place in the wee hours of the morning before dawn.
2. Four total souls are to be saved from destruction
3. Two daughters which are here differentiated from his other married daughters which are not here.
P. Genesis 19:16 - And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
1. Lingered - מהה mahahh, verb, to linger, tarry, wait, delay
2. Lot nor his family seemed to be in any hurry to leave the city as they lingered.
3. 4 hands, 4 people
4. They were taken by the hand and led out as a result of the Lord’s mercy
Q. Genesis 19:17 - And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
1. Here is the command, Flee and don’t turn back!
2. So relevant for our lives, when we turn from sin don’t look back, but forward to your salvation.
3. How often do we here of someone conquering an addiction of some sort in their lives, only to return to it after the battle had been won.
R. Genesis 19:18 - And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
1. Primitive text said Yehevah, changed to Adonai by the Sopherim, one of 134 places in the OT where it has been changed.
2. So this was Lot recognizing God emphatically
S. Genesis 19:19 - Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
1. More confusion, Lot has just been rescued from a city destroyed by fire yet his faith is so weak that he fears the trip to the mountain.
T. Genesis 19:20 - Behold now, this city [is] near to flee unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
1. Lot has become accustomed to city life, he doesn’t believe he has the survival skills to make it in the wilderness
2. Lot wants to go back to city life, back to what he is accustomed to
3. Lot ’s request spared the city of Zoar
U. Genesis 19:21 - And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
1. God said He will not destroy Zoar
2. Zoar was not destroyed, the implication is that it would have been destroyed if not for Lot .
a. Just as Abraham’s intercession saved Lot , Lot intercedes for Zoar. In essence Abraham’s intercession saved Zoar.
b. Our lives are so interwoven we sometimes don’t see the end result of our intercession because those we intercede for are interceding for others whom we don’t even know.
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