Sodom and Gomorrah. As I was reading this, I was getting really into the story, the excitement and the tension. That was cool, thank You. The men of Sodom were really creepy. Just have sex with some random guy off the street?? Lot was the only good person in the city--everyone but him came and wanted to rape the angels. Including his daughters’ future husbands? When he’s facing off the crowd, Lot is so determined to protect his guests that he offers his two daughters instead. That would have been a huge sacrifice for him--they would be disgraced forever, and I assume he loved them enough to just not want to see them disgraced and hurt that way--but he doesn’t seem to have hesitated. Wow. That was very selfless of him, and I’m sure it’s supposed to be seen as a good deed on his part. But he also doesn’t seem to think at all about his daughters except as a bargaining chip, as something he has every right to offer to the ravening mob to protect his guests. Do You really see that as right? Noticed the angels didn’t let that happen; they blinded the mob instead. Also noticed that You kept Your promise to Abraham--less than 10 good people in the city, so OK for You to destroy it and You still saved Lot. Wish You always saved good people. You destroy sin. Lot’s two daughters are weird. Like, there aren’t any other men in the entire world?! Why couldn’t you have gotten married? That must have been the most awkward conversation ever... “Hey, dad. The thing is, I’m pregnant.” “Me too.” “What?! With who? How?” “Well... with you.” “Both of us.” “We got you drunk and came in and had sex with you while you were completely smashed because we were afraid that we would never have kids and our line would die.” “I’m sorry, you did what?” Like, who does that? Not sure how acceptable it was to the Israelites or to you, though--the sons became the Moabites and the Ammonites, neither of which were known for their goodness.
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