1. Genesis 19 Created by David Turner www.BibleStudies-Online.com

2. Methods of God Judge? Other Nations or peoples Natural Catastrophes and famine Leaves them to their own devises Withdraws his blessings and provisions By his direct hand

3. Contrasts in Character in the people of Gen 19 God & His Angels Unnamed People - crying out for Justice Abraham – The Faithful Lot – Like a prodigal son Lot’s wife – Materialistic, can’t let go Lot’s sons-in-law – Won’t hear the warning Lot’s daughters – Full of Sodom The people of Sodom - Wicked As we study, ask “which am I?”

4. Abraham was Righteous Had greeted the strangers with great hospitality. Pleaded with God to spare the wicked for the sake of the righteous

5. Lot: Righteous but … Genesis 19:1 1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground. Enjoyed people – he was at the city gate Lot is hospitable May have recognized them for who they were

6. Lot: Righteous but … 2 He said, “Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.” “No,” they replied, “we’ll spend the night in the town square.” Concerned for their comfort Concerned for their safety

7. Lot: Righteous, but … 3 But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate. As Persistent as Abraham Unselfishly prepares food for them

8. The Wicked Majority 4 Before they could lie down to sleep, all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house. 5 They shouted to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!” All the men were wicked Not hospitable Desire sex with them Jude 7 So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in a way similar to these angels, are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

9. Lot in contrast to the Sodomites 6 Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him. 7 He said, “No, my brothers! Don’t act so wickedly! 8 Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.” Protects the men at all costs Lot’s offers his own daughters

10. The wicked reject moral advice 9 “Out of our way!” they cried, and “This man came to live here as a foreigner, and now he dares to judge us! We’ll do more harm to you than to them!” They kept pressing in on Lot until they were close enough to break down the door. Who are you to legislate morality to us? Turn their violence toward Lot.

11. Lot must be delivered by the angels 10 So the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house as they shut the door. 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, with blindness. The men outside wore themselves out trying to find the door.

12. People can be saved by association 12 Then the two visitors said to Lot, “Who else do you have here? Do you have any sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or other relatives in the city? Get them out of this place 13 because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the L ORD that he has sent us to destroy it.” Lot is saved by association with Abraham Even Lot’s unrighteous family could be saved because of their association with Lot God wrath is the result of the outcry by the righteous outside of Sodom

13. Lot’s sons-in-laws reject advice 14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. He said, “Quick, get out of this place because the L ORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons- in-law thought he was ridiculing them. The sons-in-laws have as little respect for Lot as did the towns people. They think is toying with them.

14. They hesitate to leave 15 At dawn the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get going! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be destroyed when the city is judged!”

15. God’s Grace in our hesitancy 16 When Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters because the L ORD had compassion on them. They led them away and placed them outside the city. 17 When they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!” Why hesitate? The material wealth left behind The sons-in-laws Unwillingness to leave the past behind Doubt regarding angels message of doom.

16. Can’t let the city go? 18 But Lot said to them, “No, please, Lord! 19 Your servant has found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I am not able to escape to the mountains because this disaster will overtake me and I’ll die. 20 Look, this town over here is close enough to escape to, and it’s just a little one. Let me go there. It’s just a little place, isn’t it? Then I’ll survive.”

17. God’s Mercy prevails 21 “Very well,” he replied, “I will grant this request too and will not overthrow the town you mentioned. 22 Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.) God’s mercy on Lot saved the town of Zoar. God waits for Lot’s safety before the judgment.

18. God’s Wrath at the right time 23 The sun had just risen over the land as Lot reached Zoar. 24 Then the L ORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the L ORD.

19. Looking back on what was 25 So he overthrew those cities and all that region, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew from the ground. 26 But Lot’s wife looked back longingly and was turned into a pillar of salt.

20. Abraham witnesses God’s wrath 27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the L ORD. 28 He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

21. Lot saved because of Abraham 29 So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham’s request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.

22. Lot’s defilement 30 Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and settled in the mountains because he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters.

23. The Sins of Sodom still In the daughters 31 Later the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere nearby to have sexual relations with us, according to the way of all the world. 32 Come, let’s make our father drunk with wine so we can have sexual relations with him and preserve our family line through our father.”

24. You can take them out of Sodom, but you can’t take Sodom out of them 33 So that night they made their father drunk with wine, and the older daughter came and had sexual relations with her father. But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up.

25. Sexual Sins Multiplied 34 So in the morning the older daughter said to the younger, “Since I had sexual relations with my father last night, let’s make him drunk again tonight. Then you go and have sexual relations with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.” 35 So they made their father drunk that night as well, and the younger one came and had sexual relations with him. But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up.

26. The Father of the Moabites 36 In this way both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. 37 The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today. Moab means “from the Father”

27. Father of the Ammonites 38 The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben- Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.

29. The Moabites and Ammonites During the Exodus, Moses ordered the Israelites not to take the land of the of the Moabites or Ammonites because it was given to them through Lot: Deuteronomy 2:19 But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites’ land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot’s descendants as their possession.

30. The Moabites and Ammonites During the Exodus the both nations were unwilling to give the Israelites passage and confided in Balaam for help. As a result they tempted Israel toward sexual sin to curse them Numbers 25:1–3 1 When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab. 2 These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the L ORD flared up against Israel.

31. The Moabites and Ammonites Israel would not let the Moabites or Ammonites participate in their worship Deuteronomy 23:3–6 3 An Ammonite or Moabite may not enter the assembly of the L ORD ; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever do so, 4 for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you. 5 But the L ORD your God refused to listen to Balaam and changed the curse to a blessing, for the L ORD your God loves you. 6 You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.

32. The Moabites and Ammonites Rehoboam (Son of Solomon) was the child of an Ammonite. After the return from exile Tobiah, the governor of Ammon, hindered the building of the walls by Nehemiah (Ne. 2:10, 19; 4:3, 7). Intermarriage between the Jews and the Ammonites was censured by both Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezr. 9:1–2; Ne. 13:1, 23– 31). Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi was a Moabite. Ruth is included in the genealogies of Jesus.

33. Lessons God hears the cries of the afflicted The unrighteous are often spared for the sake of the righteous God hears our prayers for others Wherever there is God’s judgment there is also mercy God delivers/saves If you live in a cesspool you will get poop on you When God delivers, don’t look back God will rescue us from the Day of Judgment

34. God will rescue us 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

35. God will rescue us 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night. 3 Now when they are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 9 For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.