Evil is not something to mess with, nor can you appease evil. Those who have evil in their heart and mind will not rest till they get what they want or their heart is change by God.
Lot sought to distract those men who wanted to do evil with the guest of Lot by offering them his virgin daughters. However, the men of Sodom would not be diverted from their evil desires. We read this and shake our head is sadness. But their is more to see here. Lot did evil by offering the purity of his daughters rather than defend them.
When we constantly live among evil we will be blinded to the small changes in our own hearts. We must live with our eyes on the Lord.
1 Cor 6:17-1817 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 18 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. NASU
2 Tim 2:22-2322 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. NASU
We are stengthen when we gather with like minded individuals.
Heb 10:23-25 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. NASU
Gen 19:4-11 4 Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter; 5 and they called to Lot and said to him, " Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them." 6 But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, 7 and said, "Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. 8 "Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, in as much as they have come under the shelter of my roof." 9 But they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, they said, "This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them." So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door. 10 But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11 They struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway. NASU
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