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LLot’s biggest ot’s biggest problemproblem

LotLot = Veil, covering. = Veil, covering.

What was Lot hiding?...What was Lot hiding?...

That he was a HebrewThat he was a HebrewThat he had the truthThat he had the truth

That he loved GodThat he loved God

Purpose of a veil is to hide something from view.Purpose of a veil is to hide something from view.

IIII Pet 2:5,8 Pet 2:5,8

• v5v5 - …he did not spare the ancient - …he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness.righteousness.

• v8v8 - Lot…for as that righteous man - Lot…for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and their lawless deeds that he saw and heard.heard.

IIII Pet 2:5,8 Pet 2:5,8

• v5v5 - …he did not spare the ancient - …he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a world, but preserved Noah, a heraldherald of of righteousness.righteousness.

• v8v8 - Lot…for as that righteous man - Lot…for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he lived among them day after day, he was was tormenting his righteous soultormenting his righteous soul over over their lawless deeds that he saw and their lawless deeds that he saw and heard.heard.

AAbraham & braham & LLotot• (Gen 19:8-9) – Sodom shocked by Lot

AAmos 5:10mos 5:10

““They hate him who reproves in the They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks gate, and they abhor him who speaks the truth”.the truth”.

ESVESVCp (Isa 29:21)Cp (Isa 29:21)

No animosity towards Lot until

Gen 18:9

AAbraham & braham & LLotot

• (Gen 19:8-9) – Sodom shocked by Lot• (Gen 18:17-19) – Lot didn’t teach his family.• (Gen 19:14) – Family laughed at Lot.• (Gen 17:11-14) – Lot wasn’t Circumcised.• (Gen 14:14) – Lot didn’t instruct his ecclesia.• (Gen 14:13) – Lot didn’t preach the truth.• (Gen 12:7,8;13:18) – Lot didn’t build altars.• (Gen 21:22) – Lot wasn’t known for the truth.• (Gen 13:12) – Lot gave up tenting.• (Gen 19:13) – Lot wasn’t crying out.

• Until Lot called them “wicked” in (Gen 19:6)

he was completely veiled and hidden away… Why???

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