God Destroys the Cities of the Plain
Genesis 19:1-38
I.The Angels Arrive in Sodom (vs. 1-11)
a. While three left Abraham how many come to Sodom?
b. What is Lot’s response to the angel’s arrival?
c. Was Lot’s invitation for them to lodge with him simple hospitality?
d. Where do the angels plan to stay?
e. What happens before they lay down for the evening?
f. Was there any confusion about what the men intended?
g. What does Lot offer to attempt to pacify the mob?
h. Was Lot respected in the city?
How do we know?
i. How does Lot escape the perversity of the men of Sodom?
II. Lot Rescued from Sodom (vs. 12-29)
a. What do the angels ask Lot and for what purpose?
b. Why do Lot’s sons-in-law not heed Lot’s warning?
c. Why do the angel’s urge Lot, his wife, and daughters depart in haste?
d. What instructions do the angels give to Lot and what happens when they are stalling?
e. What happens when Lot’s wife looks back and why?
f. What special request does Lot make and do the angels accept it?
g. When do the angels initiate destruction?
h. When God destroyed the cities of the plain, what correlation is there that God remembered Abraham when He sent Lot out of those cities?
III. The Descendants of Lot (vs. 30-38)
a. Does Lot dwell long in Zoar?
b. What do the daughters of Lot propose to do and why?
c. What likely contributed to these daughters seeing this as acceptable?
Application: How does 1 Corinthians 15:33 offer an answer to the depravity that followed Lot out of Sodom?
