[Gen. 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.
[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.
[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.
[26] But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Lot had daughters, 2 were virgins, and at least a 2 were married, for he had Son’s in law.
Lot’s wife Edith, looked back for they leave at least 2 daughters; still was being disobedient to. Lot was accompanied by his wife and two daughters, his wife lingered, and while thus disobeying the parting counsel, “to look not back, nor stay in all the plain”, and the torrent of liquid lava enveloped her so that she became the victim of her supine indolence or sinful rashness.
When G-d rained down fire and brimstone upon Sodom, their married daughters and sons-in-law—and possibly grandchildren—perished with the rest of the city's populace. What a poignant and tragic test of their faith!
Luke 17:32 Remember Lots wife:
As a constant warning against disobedience to a specific command of G-d.
She stood as a silent reminder to selfishness and undisciplined.
Not to look back but to Him, and keep moving forward as He leads.
She is a memorable example of the indignation and wrath overtakes the ones who linger and disobey.
Relinquish everything, rather then lose your soul.
Marrying one who is not equally yoke with you has consequences.
Edith and Lot’s two daughters, plotted with each other to get their father drunk, for the purpose of having children. 19:30-38. They were leaving alone in the mountains, away from civilization, Lot had learn his lesson as to getting to close to sinful people. Figuring they would never met young men to marry, and it was a great shame for a woman not to have children, and children were to support the parents in their old age, they thought they had no other choice. This is the first case of incense, and from it came the Moabites; (means: born of my father) and the Amorites: (means: my people’s son,) the nations. History shows they are always at odds and causing problems.
Another example of how they were raised, and not trusting in G-d to provide husbands for them.
Though it goes against our human nature, G-d requires us to have more allegiance to Him than to the members of our own families. For His disciples, leaving family members behind to do G-d's will may be the most common hardship that they have to face as they come out of this world (Revelation 18:4). Perhaps this is why He reminds us to "remember Lot's wife." The day may soon come when we will have to heed G-d's warnings without hesitation to flee again.
"In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back" (Luke 17:31). When G-d commands His elect to flee to a place of safety, many of us will be required to entrust unconverted family members to G-d's mercy. Without doubt, this will be the greatest test of our spiritual lives. We will know that before us lies life and hope and behind us death and destruction, just as Lot and his family experienced in fleeing Sodom. If we really trust G-d, even though we cannot see the future clearly, we have nothing to fear
Why did G-d deal with her so severely? Was it not the smallest offense of all just to move the head slightly? The Word of G-d has a name for that type of action: sin. She disobeyed the commandment of the L-rd, and her judgment underlines the urgency of obedience. G-d means what He says. There is no excuse for sin, and G-d cannot overlook it. Similar arguments are used today in connection with things which have been sanctified by G-d. Often it is asked, "What is the difference between worshiping on the Sabbath and worshiping on Sunday? One day is just as good as the other." The tremendous difference is that G-d made one day holy and wrote an unchangeable Law about it on tables of stone. The day is different because it has
G-d's special blessing upon it. Woe to the man who touches with common hands those holy institutions of G-d!
The story of Lot's wife is a dramatic illustration that the presence of one small act of willful disobedience can lead to eternal loss. Any effort to reconcile
G-d's love, character, or righteousness with a tolerance for sin must end with miserable failure.
To every soul there comes a golden last moment of decision before the door shuts. Will all be able to recognize that moment? Tragically, no. Some, with senses dulled by worldly compromise, will not even discern the final departure of God's messenger of salvation. The sins of Sodom are just as hypnotizing and appealing today as they were long ago. The same perverse practices have become more commonplace and popular than they ever were in the doomed city of the plains. Lot had no time to take anything with him. Neither do we. There must be a willingness to deny self and cut away from the abominations of the flesh in every form. Our only hope is to move quickly in separating from the evil attachments of a corrupt society. A loving Savior stands behind the invitation, "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the L-rd."
His agape love, revealed at the cross, melts the stubborn will and weans the heart away from every attraction the world can devise. That is how Y’Shua is "made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption." 1 Corinthians 1:30. It is all in the cross.
Look at it daily and remember Lot's wife that you may be saved from her terrible fate.
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