The Story of Lot: Choices That Lead to Sin
Lot and his flocks became a burden for Abram and his flocks, putting strain on the land. Abram allowed Lot to choose his path, and Lot decided to head south, toward the southern end of the Dead Sea. This region was home to five cities.
- Sodom,
- Gomorrah
- Admah
- Zebolim
- Zoar
Genesis 13:5-9 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Lot gazed toward Sodom, one of the largest and most corrupt cities of that time. It’s unclear he fully understood just how wicked it truly was.
There is a parallel between the actions of Lot and how people get involved in sin today. Just look at the chart below.
| Lot | People Today |
|---|---|
| First, Lot looked toward Sodom. Gen. 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. | Bondage to sin often begins with what we see. The lust of the eyes can and will get you into a lot of trouble. 1 John 2:16 “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” |
| Second, Lot pitched his tent toward Sodom. Gen 13:12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. | Slowly, we move toward the wrong things we see. |
| Third, Lot dwelt in Sodom. Gen 19:1-2 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. | Then, we are living in the midst of the bondage to sin. |
| Fourth, Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom Gen 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; | Finally, we often remember the better days of our past. |
If you have been looking towards sin with lust, now is the time to stop before you get in too deep.
If you are already there, help is just a prayer away. Now is the time to repent and turn from the wickedness.
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