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NASB | Genesis 19:8 "Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 19:8 "See here, I have two daughters who have not known a man [intimately]; please let me bring them out to you [instead], and you can do as you please with them; only do nothing to these men, because they have in fact come under the shelter of my roof [for protection]." |
Bible Question: How is it that Lot was considered righteous before God when he was willing to give up his own virgin daughters to be raped? I believe this is a little far to extend hospitality... |
Bible Answer: Dear Jholler, Welcome to the forum! The demands of hospitality in the Semitic world is not something that easily grasped by Westerners. In his own cultural context, Lot is to be commended for his efforts to defend his guests at any cost. Nevertheless, the way in which he chose to do so was certainly not something we could justify. Given his heritage, immersed in that culture (2 Peter 2:8), and his horror at his neighbors' behavior, one may assume that his solution was not well thought through at that moment. Indeed, Lot was a man who impulsively anyway. He certainly wasn't a man given to careful deliberation. However, your presupposition that Lot's righteousness was rooted in his works, is an erroneous one. God is the one who makes righteous (Romans 3:26-30; 4:5, etc.). Hence, we have to be careful not to contradict the judgment of God (Ezekiel 18:25; Acts 11:9). In Him, Doc |