Lot And Abraham

Remember Lot’s wife. What doesn’t God remember for us – intentionally left out of the record.

1. Her name, her family, her upbringing, her hobbies, her looks, her talents, her accomplishments…
2. No record of her parents, we won’t answer for our parents.
3. No record of where she was from, we won’t answer for our heritage.
4. No record of even her name, we won’t answer for what is remembered about us.
5. No record of her family, we won’t answer for our brothers and sisters.
6. No record of her marriage to Lot, we won’t answer for whether we had a happy or sad marriage.
7. No record of her schooling, we won’t answer for our academics.
8. No record of her athletic or artistic achievements, we won’t answer for our talents.

What do we remember about Lot’s wife? Only what the Lord does – and that is in God's Word.

1. She had at least 4 children: two unmarried daughters ( that went with them) and at least two other daughters “sons in law” Genesis 19.14. There may have been more, the angelic messengers who are ancient, well traveled and get to be around the Lord said in Genesis 19:12 for Lot to go warn – “The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here”. So he probably had other relatives unmentioned in he text.
2. She had not cultivated the fear of the Lord in her children. They mocked Lot’s warnings in Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. (NIV)Genesis 19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. (KJV)
3. She had not trained her daughters in holiness, they connived and seduced their own father. Genesis 19:32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.”
4. She had not stopped her own heart from seeking after what was evil in God’s sight.Genesis 19:26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.