Remember Lot's Wife
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It is entirely unreasonable to think she doesn't know that by turning back to Sodom she is almost certainly going to die.
The fiction is that she is knowingly ans willingly for all practical purposescommitting suicide for a garlic bread sandwich and some new lipstick - but that's essentially the explanation you're sticking with even though the Bible says nothing of the sort.
God makes her a pillar: when is a pillar in scripture ever something bad?
God covers her in salt: when is salt in scripture a symbyof evil?
He could have done anything at all but He chooses a pillar of salt. salt, which does not burn. a pillar, which is a strong foundation, a firm and lasting architectural feature. why?
The fiction is that she is knowingly ans willingly for all practical purposescommitting suicide for a garlic bread sandwich and some new lipstick - but that's essentially the explanation you're sticking with even though the Bible says nothing of the sort.
God makes her a pillar: when is a pillar in scripture ever something bad?
God covers her in salt: when is salt in scripture a symbyof evil?
He could have done anything at all but He chooses a pillar of salt. salt, which does not burn. a pillar, which is a strong foundation, a firm and lasting architectural feature. why?
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Dearest post... the text does not say that, either... .
And they said, "Stand back!"
Then they said, "This one came in to stay [here,] and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them." So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door.
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Luke 17:
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
The life of Lots's wife was not preserved by fire and brimstone anymore that the rest of the Sodomite lives were. Her heart returned to Sodom. She did exactly as she was warned not to do and sad consequences ensued...
Genesis 19:17
“And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.”
Lot's wife is a picture of disobedience and destruction, not preservation and salvation. What is preserved is the clear lesson that we are to leave the old life behind and not look back.
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
The life of Lots's wife was not preserved by fire and brimstone anymore that the rest of the Sodomite lives were. Her heart returned to Sodom. She did exactly as she was warned not to do and sad consequences ensued...
Genesis 19:17
“And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.”
Lot's wife is a picture of disobedience and destruction, not preservation and salvation. What is preserved is the clear lesson that we are to leave the old life behind and not look back.
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being supernaturally removed from the impending destruction of the wicked city by the hand of the angels of God typifies salvation. that seems extremely straightforward. so this becomes a story about the security of salvation. if we glance over our shoulder once are we damned? do we lose His promise so easily? then what about Lot, who also disobeyed?
God could have chosen anything, but He specifically chose to cover her in salt.
He specifically chose not to allow here to return to the city doomed to destruction.
we ought to figure out why, and what these things mean.
we should look at other uses of salt in scripture to find out whether it is a symbol of evil and judgement or of preservation and purification:
God could have chosen anything, but He specifically chose to cover her in salt.
He specifically chose not to allow here to return to the city doomed to destruction.
we ought to figure out why, and what these things mean.
we should look at other uses of salt in scripture to find out whether it is a symbol of evil and judgement or of preservation and purification:
You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy.
(Exodus 30:35)
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
(Leviticus 2:13)
(Exodus 30:35)
And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
(Leviticus 2:13)
All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.
(Numbers 18:19)
(Numbers 18:19)
And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ”
(2 Kings 2:20-21)
Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt?
(2 Chronicles 13:5)
And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem—let it be given them day by day without fail
(Ezra 6:9)
Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
(Job 6:6)
As for your nativity, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths.
(Ezekiel 16:4)
When you offer them before the Lord, the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.
(Ezekiel 43:24)
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
(Matthew 5:13)
For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.
(Mark 9:49-50)
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
(Colossians 4:6)
now is salt a good thing? Jesus explicitly says yes, it is.
it is required for every sacrifice; it is a purifier, it is a preservative, it brings out flavor in what has none, it is emblematic of the covenant with David which is the birth and kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ.
so i find it difficult to see how God making Lot's wife a pillar of salt is anything other than a good outcome for her.
all these things are extremely relevant to why God chose specifically to cover Lot's wife with salt instead of allowing her to return to the city.
now we should also do the same with "pillar" and see what we find.
and we should see where the Bible speaks of supernaturally removing people from danger, and whether that is symbolic of their salvation or of their eternal doom.
and we should see whether those whom God removes from the place destined for destruction are secure or not.
this narrative is not a simple story about wishing you could finish the half-eaten garlicbread you left in your fridge.
it is a testimony of Christ, of salvation, of the tribulation, of His coming again in judgement, and of His bringing us to dwell with Him forever.
Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ”
(2 Kings 2:20-21)
Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt?
(2 Chronicles 13:5)
And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem—let it be given them day by day without fail
(Ezra 6:9)
Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
(Job 6:6)
As for your nativity, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths.
(Ezekiel 16:4)
When you offer them before the Lord, the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.
(Ezekiel 43:24)
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
(Matthew 5:13)
For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.
(Mark 9:49-50)
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
(Colossians 4:6)
now is salt a good thing? Jesus explicitly says yes, it is.
it is required for every sacrifice; it is a purifier, it is a preservative, it brings out flavor in what has none, it is emblematic of the covenant with David which is the birth and kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ.
so i find it difficult to see how God making Lot's wife a pillar of salt is anything other than a good outcome for her.
all these things are extremely relevant to why God chose specifically to cover Lot's wife with salt instead of allowing her to return to the city.
now we should also do the same with "pillar" and see what we find.
and we should see where the Bible speaks of supernaturally removing people from danger, and whether that is symbolic of their salvation or of their eternal doom.
and we should see whether those whom God removes from the place destined for destruction are secure or not.
this narrative is not a simple story about wishing you could finish the half-eaten garlicbread you left in your fridge.
it is a testimony of Christ, of salvation, of the tribulation, of His coming again in judgement, and of His bringing us to dwell with Him forever.
you are missing the point that of the 14 times Christ says to remember something literally every one of them is given as a positive encouragement; not one of them is a threat of damnation.
but you think this is breaking his pattern of 7's?
because you think Lot's wife really wanted some quail stew from her favorite Sodomite café so she threw here life away for it knowing she'd never even get the chance to eat it?
that makes zero sense.
bro she is a mother. she had children in that city.
ask your mom if she had one chance, whether she would try to save you or try to save some leftover casserole.
then poke around in your Bible and see of God looks kindly on seeking to save the lost, disregarding your own safety for their sake.
but you think this is breaking his pattern of 7's?
because you think Lot's wife really wanted some quail stew from her favorite Sodomite café so she threw here life away for it knowing she'd never even get the chance to eat it?
that makes zero sense.
bro she is a mother. she had children in that city.
ask your mom if she had one chance, whether she would try to save you or try to save some leftover casserole.
then poke around in your Bible and see of God looks kindly on seeking to save the lost, disregarding your own safety for their sake.