Lot's Breeding Background and Printed Text: Genesis 19:30-38 30And Lot ascended from Zoar (Little). And he dwelt in the mountain. And two of his daughters are with him. For he feared to dwell in Zoar. And He dwelt in a cave─he and two of his daughters. 31And the firstborn said unto the little, “Our father is old. And a man is not in the land to come unto us according to the way of all the land. 32Go. We will make our father drink wine. And we have lain with him. And we have kept seed alive from our father.” 33And they made their father drink wine in that night. And the firstborn came. And she lay with her father. And he did not know when she lay and when she arose. 34And it was tomorrow. And the firstborn said unto the little, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. We will make him drink wine also tonight. And come. Lie with him. And we have kept seed alive from our father.” 35And they made their father drink wine also in that night. And the little arose. And she lay with him. And he did not know when she lay and when she arose. 36And the two daughters of Lot conceived from their father. 37And the firstborn bare a son. And she called his name Mo-Av (‘Moab’, meaning From-Father). He is the father of Moab unto today. 38And the little [feminine], also he, bare a son. And she called his name Ben-Ami (Son-of-my-People). He is the father of the sons of Amon unto today. I. Lot’s Realization (verse 30) Lot saw what happened to Sodom, Gomorrah Admah and Zeboim, and to his wife. He knew that the city of Zoar was no better. Yehovah had spared the city for his sake, but that did not mean that He would spare it forever. This was not a safe place to live. The mountains made more sense—the very mountains that the angel had mentioned in the first place. Lot and his daughters moved to those very desolate mountains. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. Questions 1. Where is the land (in today’s countries) in which Lot settled? 2. Was Lot wise to move out of Zoar? 3. Was Lot a caveman? II. The Plan (verses 31-32) Lot’s older daughter saw where they lived. There were no men. Without men, they couldn’t have children. The older daughter desired to preserve the seed of her father. She didn’t desire their lineage to end. She knew that her father was relaxed by wine—relaxed to a point that he would not remember what had taken place. She also knew that he would drink wine if they asked him to do so. After he was intoxicated, they would have sexual intercourse with him. They would try for pregnancy. Questions 1. Was the plan of the daughters sinful? 2. Was the plan of the daughters selfish? 3. Did they need to plot to get Lot drunk to do this, or would Lot have been willing without being drunk? III. Genetic Preservation (verses 33-36) The plan went fine, and their father didn’t know when they lay down or when they arose. The next day, the older sister told her sister that it was her turn. Again, everything went as planned. Later, they both found that they were pregnant. Their plan had perfectly worked. Questions 1. Did Yehovah approve of their plan? 2. Is sexual intercourse between parents and their children allowed today? IV. Two Sons (verses 37-38) The older sister had a son, and she named him From-The-Father (Moab). She had no intention of hiding the source of his birth. Her sister also had a son, and she named him similarly—Son-of-My-People (Benammi). His offspring became known as the Ammonites. Questions 1. Were the daughters of Lot ashamed of what they did? 2. What book of the Bible is dedicated to a woman who is a descendent of Lot?
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