seekeroftruth
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Genesis 19:30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. 31 One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth. 32 Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line through our father.”
Oh my goodness....
This is from the blueletterbible.org site.
Lot and his family lost everything in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Even so, they quickly have a stock of wine. They either brought this with them or they obtained it quickly. This shows the priorities of a compromising heart.
This is a remarkable - and seemingly desperate sin from Lot's daughters. Some suggest that they believed that the whole world had perished with Sodom and Gomorrah, and it was now their responsibility to "repopulate" the earth. However, their brief time in Zoar was enough to show there were other people.
Evidently they decided it was the only thing to do under the circumstances, except to trust God, which did not seem to occur to them at all. Obviously living in Sodom affected more than Lot. The effects were also clearly seen in his daughters.
This is a remarkable - and seemingly desperate sin from Lot's daughters. Some suggest that they believed that the whole world had perished with Sodom and Gomorrah, and it was now their responsibility to "repopulate" the earth. However, their brief time in Zoar was enough to show there were other people.
Evidently they decided it was the only thing to do under the circumstances, except to trust God, which did not seem to occur to them at all. Obviously living in Sodom affected more than Lot. The effects were also clearly seen in his daughters.
I must be hitting a nerve.... yesterday I began the battle with some virus on my computer [that's still here popping up weird ads when I try to post]. This morning a mouse ran through my room. I don't know how much longer I can stay on SoMd Online....
