OT Characters: Lot

<p>For more notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot6-lotmp3/" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p><strong>For further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Passages highlighted or mentioned in this podcast:<ul><li>Genesis 11:31; 12:4; 13:1-2,6,10-13; 14:12,14-16; 19:1-37.</li><li>Hebrews 13:2; Judges 19; Ezekiel 16:48-49; Matthew 16:25 (Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24); Genesis 9:20ff; Leviticus 18:21; 1 Kings 11:4-8; Numbers 25.</li><li>Luke 17:28-29, 32-33; 2 Peter 2:7.</li></ul></li><li>Miscellaneous:<ul><li>Lot is considered a prophet in Islam (Qur'an suras 7 and 11). Here his name is <i>Lut.</i></li><li>For more on the short verse Luke 17:32, click <a href="http://douglasjacoby.com/q-as/5877-q-a-1195-shortest-verse-in-the-bible?highlight=YTo1OntpOjA7czo0OiJsdWtlIjtpOjE7czo2OiJsdWtlJ3MiO2k6MjtpOjE3O2k6MztpOjM1O2k6NDtzOjc6Imx1a2UgMTciO30="><strong>here</strong></a>.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Key verses:</strong></p><ul><li>Genesis 13:12 -- Lot makes an unspiritual, suboptimal choice.</li><li>Genesis 19:26 -- His wife looks back (physically); he had been looking back too (emotionally, mentally).</li><li>Luke 17:32 -- Jesus underscores this last warning.</li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>We may start out with genuine faith, yet gradual compromise gradually erodes conviction. When our lives are "disintegrating," it may be a sign that the Lord wants our attention -- and our hearts!</li><li>He will bless us as we act out of faith (not fear).</li><li>He wants us to invest ourselves in his promises, not in the allure of the world.</li><li>Final judgment and judgment of motives belong to him. Don't be too hasty to analyze Bible characters (1 Corinthians 4:3-5) -- or other people we know.</li></ul><p><strong>For children (simplified lesson):</strong></p><ul><li>Be careful about bad people (the men of Sodom).<ul><li>They do not listen to God's word.</li><li>They make fun of your faith.</li><li>One day they will answer to God.</li><li>"Bad company corrupts good