Genesis 19

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I. Two angels visit Lot. Genesis 19:1-3

A. Lot sat in gate of Sodom and when he saw the two angels he invited them to spend the night at his house.

B. The angels wanted to stay in the street all night.

C. Lot persuaded them to stay with him and he fed them.

II. The men of the city wanted to have homosexual relationships with the two angels. Genesis 19:4-11

A. All the men, young and old, from every quarter of the city came to Lot’s house.

B. They wanted to “know them.” (Carnal sense, sexually)

C. Lot condemned them, “Do not act so wickedly.”

D. Lot offered his two daughters to the men for sexual purposes.

1. The men refused the women; they wanted the two men.

E. The angels pulled Lot into the house and blinded all the men.

III. The angels wanted Lot to warn all of his family. Genesis 19:12-14

A. Lot spoke to his married daughters and his sons-in-law, and they made fun of him.

IV. Lot was delivered before the cities were destroyed with fire. Genesis 19:15-23

A. The angels took Lot, his wife, and the two unmarried daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.

B. They were not to look back, but escape to the mountain.

C. Lot was afraid to go to the mountain lest he should die, maybe from a wild animal.

D. Lot wanted to go to a small city called Zoar.

E. Lot entered into Zoar that morning.

V. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and all the plain. Genesis 19:24-29

A. Genesis 19:24 begins with the word “Then” which refers to verse 23 of Lot entering into Zoar.

B. After Lot was in the city of Zoar, then God rained brimstone and fire from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah and all the plain.

C. Lot’s wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.

1. Did Lot’s wife look back before or after the fire?

2. Was the fire before or after Lot was in the city of Zoar?

3. Did the fire or God turn Lot’s wife into a pillar of salt?

4. Why would Lot leave Zoar and go to the mountain that he refused to go to before?

5. Jesus said, “Remember Lot’s wife.” Luke 17:28-36

D. God remembered Abraham and spared Lot and some of his family.

VI. The birth of Moab and Ben-ammi. Genesis 19:30-38

A. Lot left Zoar and dwelt in the mountain in a cave with his two daughters.

B. They got Lot drunk, and each conceived a child by Lot.

C. The oldest daughter named her child Moab.

1. The word Moab means “lying with a father.” This name would always remind people of the sin that was committed.

2. This child became the father of the Moabites, enemies to the people of God.

D. The youngest daughter named her child Ben-Ammi.

1. The word Ben-Ammi means "the son of my people", as he was the son of her father – not the son of a stranger – but of a relation of her own.

2. This child became the father of the Ammonites, enemies to the people of God.

VII. The teaching of Jesus about the days of Lot. Luke 17:28-36

A. The days of Lot are symbolic of the Rapture. Luke 17:30-36

1. They did not heed the warning of the angels or Lot. Luke 17:28

a. They mocked Lot. Genesis 19:14

b. Today there are scoffers making fun of the Rapture. 2 Peter 3:3-5

2. The fire did not fall until Lot was out of Sodom. Luke 17:29

a. Lot was in the city of Zoar before the fire fell. Genesis 19:23-25

b. The Rapture will be before the tribulation period. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-5:11

3. Lot and his family did not have time to pack and move. Luke 17:31-33

a. The angels took Lot and his family out of Sodom. Genesis 19:15-17

4. It will happen suddenly, and those who are prepared will be taken. Luke 17:34-36

a. The Saved will be taken out suddenly. Revelation 3:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-9

B. Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32

1. The judgment seat of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

VIII. The teaching of the New Testament about Lot and Sodom.

A. Sodom and Gomorrha are an example of judgment on homosexuals, lesbians, and same-sex marriage. Jude 1:7, 2 Peter 2:6-10

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