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Re: Why did Lot offer his daughters who ...??
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Originally Posted by DAII
Nauseating yet it would seem it is there for a purpose.
It parallels almost point by point with how Lot acted with the strangers he met and the offer is the same. It would seem that such an offer was not "far fetched"
Only thing saving his girls as opposed to the Judge 19 girls was the supernatural shutting of the door. It would seem that if we view this mindset through our lens we might misinterpret the message.
When we couple this with what the prophets wrote about the residents of Sodom and Gomorrah and their inhospitable behaviors I think it sheds light on the reasons for God's wrath over this city.
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Good insight, and in keeping with Ezekiel 16 regarding the self absorbed nature of Sodom's people.
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