confused Bible reader?

Question

was do'g my da'ly read'g and wondered why was it OK for God to destroy the sinful Sodom city and let Lot's daughters have sex with there father ? Genesis 32;24-30

Answer 1

That passage has always weirded me out, too.
One way to interpret it would be that God hates homosexual sin worse than incest? I don't think that's really it, though.

God allowed Lot's daughters to do this, but it doesn't mean He was pleased. God spared Lot and His family (except for Lot's wife who as you know looked back after being told not to) because of the intercession of Uncle Abraham on their behalf. I do believe that even today the fervent prayers of the righteous can put a hedge of protection around those being prayed for and intercede to keep them from temptation or harm or bring them to the the Lord.

As for Lot's daughters sin, I guess you can take the girls out of Sodom, but you can't take the Sodom out of the girls? They still possessed a very carnal worldview because of the environment they were brought up in--Lot put them in harm's way and apparently didn't uphold Godly teachings in their home. Lot and his family are pre-Christ examples of what we would today call "carnal" or "worldly" Christians. The Bible also refers to this type of person as a "weaker brother".
He pitched his tent toward Sodom, and even when he was miraculously saved from destruction, he still didn't separate himself far enough from the world. He needed the close mentoring and even intercession from Abraham to keep him and his family on the right track, and when he got away from that, sin occurred. I think that story is in the Bible to help us see why we need the counsel of wise Christians around us--why we need the accountability and support that come with Christian fellowship. There are lots of people living today who are Christians because they have been saved by Jesus Christ, but aren't living like it. While they are still under grace, they are out of fellowship with God and may commit sins that will cost them blessings and/or have negative consequences in their lives and sometimes the lives of others around them.

Humans throughout the Bible (even those listed as heroes of the faith) have committed sins and suffered the consequences of them. That's one of the things that is so unique about the Bible--it doesn't just present fairy tale accounts of people only doing good things--we see them warts and all. Remember King David, whom the Bible describes as "a man after God's own heart", and his sin with Bathsheba. That's just one example, as I said the Bible is full of them. They are included in God's Word not only as a historical account, but to help us learn to avoid the same pitfalls. Today we are told not to be conformed to this world--to live in it but not of it. If we don't stay on guard all the time to resist worldly influences, we are vulnerable to falling into sin just as Lot and his family did.

Answer 2

Well, we know the outcome of Sodom and Gomorrah, but we don't know the outcome of Lot's daughters.

Because there is sin in the Bible, does not mean that God approves of it. It is there to show the mindset of the people of that day. Think of it this way, the daughters knew what God had recently done to Sodom and Gomorrah for their sins and they still sin. It is a great way to show that mankind needed a Savior.

From Genesis to Revelation it is all about Jesus the Christ the Savior of the World.

Try not to comment on the Bible until you have read the whole thing and keep in mind that God said "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little" is how to understand what you are reading. The Bible is layers of events that have happened at different times in history. There is nothing new under the sun. If you look far enough back in history, you will see the future. Watch the words that are used for other words such as "wind" for "spirit."

You are reading the Greatest Book Ever Written - enjoy!

Answer 3

I'm not sure what the beginning of your sentence means, but I gather you are asking why God destroyed Sodom. Sodom was a very sinful city, and there were very few righteous people there. God was very unhappy with the city.

As to why God "let" Lot's daughter have sex with their father, God didn't "let" it happen. He allows people their freedom to act as they will, and Lot's daughters did what they wanted. They thought they were the only people left on the planet. They knew their home was gone, the people of the city were gone. They knew that the three of them were the only survivors. They did not know that the other cities were still intact. They acted in a way that they felt would preserve the human race, though it was wrong.

Answer 4

what makes you think he let them? he doesn't force anyone to do anything or stop anyone from doing anything either. true, it was a terrible thing, but it was also a good thing. because both the babies born are in the lineage of Messiah.

edited to add, they could not have thought they were the only ones left on the planet. instead of fleeing to the mountains they went to another city (Tzo'ar) first. then Lot was scare to stay there so they went into the mountains as they were told to do in the first place. they'd seen that there were still people so that's not what it was.

Answer 5

There are portions in bible like psalm 23 and 91 and 105 and 128 you can read them and get blessed

Answer 6

Are you confused BECAUSE YOU ARE reading the Bible, or are you confused by what the Bible says?

Answer 7

The scripture you cited has NOTHING to do with Lot, but anyway, God did not allow them to have sex with Lot. The very fact that Lot’s daughters got him intoxicated suggests that they realized that he would not consent to having sexual relations with them while he was sober. But as aliens in the land, his daughters felt that this was the only way to prevent the extinction of Lot’s family. The account is in the Bible to reveal the relationship of the Moabites (through Moab) and the Ammonites (through Benammi) to Abraham’s descendants, the Israelites.

They caused their father unwittingly to have sexual relations with them while he was under the influence of wine. This they did to preserve offspring from their father. As a result, each daughter had a son, from whom the Moabites and the Ammonites descended.

Ge 19:30-38...Later Lot went up from Zo′ar and began dwelling in the mountainous region, and his two daughters along with him, because he got afraid of dwelling in Zo′ar. So he began dwelling in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn proceeded to say to the younger woman: “Our father is old and there is not a man in the land to have relations with us according to the way of the whole earth. 32 Come, let us give our father wine to drink and let us lie down with him and preserve offspring from our father.” 33 So they kept giving their father wine to drink during that night; then the firstborn went in and lay down with her father, but he did not know when she lay down and when she got up. 34 And it came about on the next day that the firstborn then said to the younger: “Here I lay down with my father last night. Let us give him wine to drink tonight also. Then you go in, lie down with him, and let us preserve offspring from our father.” 35 So they repeatedly gave their father wine to drink during that night also; then the younger got up and lay down with him, but he did not know when she lay down and when she got up. 36 And both the daughters of Lot became pregnant from their father. 37 In time the firstborn became mother to a son and called his name Mo′ab. He is the father of Mo′ab, to this day. 38 As for the younger, she too gave birth to a son and then called his name Ben-am′mi. He is the father of the sons of Am′mon, to this day.

Answer 8

As a christian, incest is a sin. Thats not right.