Lot’s Wife and Daughters

“Lot went to the men who were engaged to his daughters and said, “Hurry and get out of here! The Lord is going to destroy this city.” But they thought he was joking, and they laughed at him.”
Early the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, “Take your wife and your two daughters and get out of here as fast as you can! If you don’t, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city.”
Genesis 19:14-15

The story of Lot's family is sad indeed. He lost his wife as they were leaving Sodom when she looked back and became a block of salt. His daughter's fiancés refused to come with them and were destroyed by the fire that fell on the city.

I think it is worth noting that as far as I can find the Bible does not give us the names of Lot's wife or his daughters.

Lot's daughters are mentioned again after they left the city and decided to get their father drunk so they could get pregnant by him. Still they are not named.

I suppose the names of Lot's wife and daughters would have attained a "Jezebel" status and been forever avoided by parents who were picking children's names.
 
The point is this: The sins of Lot's wife and daughters were, looking back at the life you are leaving by the power of God and then conceiving human and ungodly solutions for problems.

In a sense the names of Lot's wife and daughters are the names of all of us. Who has not looked back longingly at sin for even a moment? Who has not substituted your own schemes and plans for God's intended miracle?

Finally, don't be like the men who were engaged to Lot's daughters. They thought the warning about God's judgment on Sodom was a joke.

Here is what some think is a joke today. Jesus will soon return and everyone will stand in the day of judgment before God Almighty. It is not a joke, but it will bring great joy if you are ready for His return!

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