Genesis 19:15-16 KJV
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
There are two statements in these verses that speak to me;
• When the morning arose
• the LORD being merciful unto him
God struck the men that were at the door with blindness to protect Lot and those in his home, but not every man in the city was blinded. After the incident the Lord gave Lot leave to go speak with his kids and their husbands. The Bible does not say what the daughters' reactions to Lot's warnings were, but we know the sons in law thought Lot was mocking. They did not take his message seriously and, at the very least, their lack of regard for his message also cost Lot's daughters their lives.
• The Lord was merciful in not blinding the whole city
• The Lord was merciful in allowing Lot time to speak with his sons in law
• The Lord was merciful in waiting until the morning arose to judge and
• The Lord was merciful in removing Lot, his wife and his daughters from the city before the judgment
May we never come to mock the judgment of God and may we always prize the mercy of God!
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
There are two statements in these verses that speak to me;
• When the morning arose
• the LORD being merciful unto him
God struck the men that were at the door with blindness to protect Lot and those in his home, but not every man in the city was blinded. After the incident the Lord gave Lot leave to go speak with his kids and their husbands. The Bible does not say what the daughters' reactions to Lot's warnings were, but we know the sons in law thought Lot was mocking. They did not take his message seriously and, at the very least, their lack of regard for his message also cost Lot's daughters their lives.
• The Lord was merciful in not blinding the whole city
• The Lord was merciful in allowing Lot time to speak with his sons in law
• The Lord was merciful in waiting until the morning arose to judge and
• The Lord was merciful in removing Lot, his wife and his daughters from the city before the judgment
May we never come to mock the judgment of God and may we always prize the mercy of God!
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