Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in
the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he
lived in a cave with his two daughters. 31 And the firstborn said to the
younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us
after the manner of all the earth. 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine,
and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” 36
Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. 37 The
firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites
to this day. 38 The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is
the father of the Ammonites to this day.
So this is… less than ideal. I can see
where the daughters are coming from only in the sense that most men they knew
were piles of ashes in the valley still smoking below them and there were no
sons of Lot to be found. So Lot's name and family was likely to die with them
in this cave. So to be fair, it's not an unimportant problem that they're
trying to resolve. That said, desperate times never call for desperate measures
like this. This goes to show that being good requires more than good
intentions. You can find yourself sincerely attempting to help, but sincerity
can still be sin.
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