Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains. (Genesis 19:30)When Lot and his family were rushed out of Sodom, the angels told them to run for the mountains: Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away! (19:17)
Yeah... about that; I'm not overly fond of the mountains, you know - vertigo, and all that. Couldn't Witness Protection set us up in a nice little town in the valley somewhere? ...like Zoar?
Why did he resist the angels' counsel to head for the mountains? Did he have ulterior motives? It seems that Lot left Sodom begrudgingly, and didn't want to relocate any further away than absolutely necessary. As an objective observer, I think he was holding on to something.
Then the sun came up (vs 23) and Lot could see devastation all around him. Zoar was an oasis in the middle of a desert of destruction.
Hey, those mountains don't sound so bad after all.
Have you ever tried to talk God out of something only to find out later He really does know best?
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