THURSDAY, June 25, 2009                                                       READ: Genesis 19: 30 - 38                                                                                                        

LOT DWELT WITH HIS DAUGHTERS

MEMORIZE: “Then Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave.”         Genesis 19: 30

God showed mercy to Lot, getting him, his wife and two daughters out of Sodom before raining down fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah and surrounding cities of the plain. After escaping the punishment upon Sodom, Lot’s wife could not resist the temptation to turn and look at what she was leaving behind, and became a pillar of salt. Lot and his two daughters had to travel to Zoar and live there. Talk about love lost! When it is all said and done, when we have accumulated all that we can, what do we really possess (cf. Luke 12: 15)?

Here in our text, Genesis 19: 30 – 38, we are able to see how, gripped by fear, Lot finally decided to do as the angels had suggested to him, to go and live in the mountain. When God tells us to do something, it is always in our best interest to do it. God had destroyed the cities in which Lot had dwelt (cf. 19: 29). Lot does not seem to be as carefree any longer. His experience had to have an effect on him and his view of life. In v. 30, we see that he “went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains and his two daughters were with him….” (cf. v.17). In vv. 19, 20, he had insisted that it was not to his advantage to leave the city and the plains, with all that he had grown accustomed to. Now, here, after seeing what consequences can come to the city lifestyle, “…for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave.” Would you agree that God does have a way to soften us up (cf. 13: 10; 19: 1, 6-9)? It almost seem as if he lost his zest for life and living. Has he forgotten that he was a father to two virgin daughters, and that they might have some youthful concerns about life and posterity? He might very well have. Here in vv. 31 – 36, we are able to see how Lot’s daughters, upon the insistence of the older one, contrived to have children, “… to preserve the lineage of our father” (vv. 32, 34). He seems to have given up on his dreams and aspirations, and in the process, forgotten about his two compliant and loyal daughters. We are able to see that the means, or, instrument used in carrying out their plans is wine (cf. Proverbs 20: 1; 21: 17). They devised a way to have sex with their father. They both became pregnant by their father. This is incest. This was a bad situation. Would you not agree? Do the ends justify the means? How do you imagine, if indeed Lot ever found out what happened, it might have been disclosed to him? What would have been his response? I have be made aware of men, who as fathers, hate the idea of allowing their daughters to have normal relationships with men. It is no wonder that the practice of girls with girls, women with other women, is so deeply entrenched in our world today, and it is becoming more widespread and acceptable. I pray everyday, and try to prepare my daughters for the men into whose lives the LORD, our God, will bring them. I do not want my daughters, nor my sons, for that matter, to “dwell in a cave,” neither do I want them to think that life in the city, in the plains, is all that there is. I want them to be ready for wherever God has for them to live and whatever He has for them to do as they serve His will. God will bring into their In vv. 36 – 38, we are able to see the outcome of Lot’s daughters’ scheme. I wonder if this were to be done today and it is discovered, would they want to prosecute the daughters for “father abuse”? So, here we had, Lot’s daughters became his mates. Their children were their brother and nephew. Their sons were Lot’s sons and grandsons. Their sons’ father was also their grandfather. That was messed up. Yes, out of order. Our God specializes in messed up situations (cf. Ephesians 2: 7). Lot’s first son, grandson was named Moab. He was the father of the Moabites (cf. Numbers 25: 1; Deuteronomy 2: 9; Ruth 1: 1; 4: 3). The second son, grandson, was named Ammon. He was the father of the Ammonites (cf. Deuteronomy 2: 19, 20; Judges 11: 32 - 36).

PRAY:LORD, God Almighty, You are Jehovah. I am praying that You will order my steps in Your way. Teach me how to trust You and to do what I do decently and in order, In Jesus' strong name . Amen.