Shut the Door

Genesis 19 cont'd:

 “Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door. But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.

Lot is entertaining angels in his home; some wicked men see them and want to have sex with them.  And instead of turning them away, Lot offers his own daughters.  What kind of dad is Lot? Not a protective one, and not a good one!

As the men outside pressure Lot to let them inside, even threatening to knock down the door, the angels inside pull Lot in, shut the door, and strike the men outside with blindness.

Note here, that the verses say "young and old" and the verse says they couldn't even find the door after being made blind.

What a story!

Lot was being foolish.  He was flirting with evil.  But at the same time he had angels in his home.  Sounds crazy to me.

But what's interesting here is that the angels saved Lot from his stupidity and carelessness, and even made sure the evil outside could not even approach the house again.

Why did the angels protect Lot?

I have no idea, but I am VERY thankful for the grace of God that has mercy on me in my moments of weakness, and rescues me even when I have no strength to resist....covering me and mine with protection and safety.