Core Message
God rescues by mercy from a collapsing city, but clinging to the past and fear-driven choices sow new brokenness.
Flow
- Angels urge Lot to leave; hospitality contrasts with Sodom’s violence.
- “Hurry, escape!”—Lot hesitates; angels seize him.
- Lot’s wife looks back; salt pillar. Fire and sulfur fall.
- Cave episode: daughters’ fear leads to Moab and Ammon origins.
Key Verses
- 19:16 “The LORD being merciful to him… brought him out.”
- Apply: don’t mistake mercy-fueled urgency for inconvenience.
- 19:26 Looking back turns lethal.
- Apply: release what God is judging; don’t long for it.
Notes
- Lot’s bargaining for Zoar mirrors earlier pleas but for self-preservation.
- Moab/Ammon show grace can still work through flawed lines.
Today’s Practice
- Leave compromises decisively; don’t linger.
- Pray for courage to move to the “mountain” God directs, not just a nearer Zoar.