what is the message of Lot

[Shilo]

In Genesis14 Abraham father of nations comes against 4 kings one being called the king ofnations. Some of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah fled to the Mountains. Lot stayed in the city and was taken prisoner.Then Lot in Genesis 19 is sitting at the gate of Sodom. In The Bible gates mean Judge he was some kind of important man in Sodom. Lot gets the 2 Angels to come to his house to protect them from the men of the city. I do understand that in Bible times if someone comes under your roof you do all you can for them. To keep with this code ofethics he tries to give them his 2 daughters. I just do not understand this because to do that is also to shame your family.
Lot then goes to his sons in-law who think he is joking about the coming destruction . Why if Lot is so righteous is he not even able to make his son in –laws believe in the LORD. . Then when it is time to leave the city he lingered like he did back in Genesis 14 .2 Peter2:7 tells us that Lot was righteous and tormented by what he was seeing and hearing. Lot was given this great mercy but did not intercede for the people of Zoar as Abraham. His reason to spare Zoar was for himself. Hewas in fear the mountains were to far and he might be overtaken by evil. Even Lots own wife did not fully believe whatwas going to happen. She was to get into Zoar before Lot. Once Lot entered was when the destruction would start. Why did Lot not make his wife go before himso she would be safe? Why did she turn around was it the life she left behind or the children she would never see again? Lot was sent out of Zoar not because of his righteousness but Abraham’s interceding Gen 19:29. Was the fact the Lot cried out about the wickedness but did not share the LORD or do any interceding for the people why it was Abraham’s interceding that saved him.

I wonder if the story of Lot is like a lot ofChristians to day they love the LORD with all their heart but do not make a stand for him. Why does Lot linger did he now want to do the work he shouldhave been doing all along?
I don’t think that is it or once he went toZoar he would have shared the LORD. Itcould be he did share the LORD there and was not well received and that is why he was afraid to stay there.
As in the days of Lot so will the end be.

 

[crossnote]

\not sure of where you are going here but you did seem to correlate righteousness with souls saved. This passage comes to mind...
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
(2Pe 2:5-9)

Noah, although preached through the building of the ark saw only 7 others saved. (maybe he should had signed up for a 'Church growth seminar', or should had study the demographics better ). Anyways many godly saints are not aggressive soul winners but through their quiet works and meek spirit bear witness of Christ.