The example of Lot;
Lot was the nephew of Abraham. Lot chose to live in a city full of bad people. God set an example for all people. What is an example? To find the answer, we must focus on the people here. Click here to read about Lot in the Torah and the Qur'an.
In the Torah and the Qur'an, we see three kinds of people, as well as God's angels (or prophets). Let's take a glance at each.
The inhabitants of Sodom;
These people were very naughty. The people of Sodom wanted to abuse men. In fact, these people were angels of God. It was such a great sin that God decided to destroy the whole city. This decision was in accordance with the decision given to Adam. When we go back and read God's warning to Adam, we see that the penalty for sin is death. No other punishment (killing, imprisoning) was enough. God said to Adam:
"Do not eat from the tree of the data of excellent and evil, for the day you eat from it, you'll for sure die."
The people of Sodom also died because of their sins. In fact, the whole city and everyone in the city was destroyed by fire from heaven. This example is given later in the Bible:
"The price of sin is death"
Lot's son-in-law:
In Noah's parable, God judged the whole world, and as we have seen in Adam's parable, this judgment resulted in death in the great flood. The Torah and the Qur'an tell us that the whole world was in "evil" at the time. God judged the people of Sodom because of their wickedness and wickedness.If I compare myself with the people of Sodom, I can say that God's judgment is not on me because I am not as bad as they are. I believe in God, I do many good deeds, and I have never done such bad deeds. Do my deeds save me from God's punishment? The example of Lot's bridegroom warns me. He was not part of a group of men trying to commit gay violence. However, they did not take the warning about God's judgment seriously. In fact, the Torah tells us that when the bridegrooms heard Lot's words, they thought, "He is joking." Were their destinies different from those of other cities? no! That is what happened to them. As a result ,There was no difference between the bridegroom and the wicked people of Sodom. The lesson is that everyone should take this warning seriously. Warnings are not just for the bad guys.
Hazrat Lot's wife;
Lot's wife is another example. In both the Torah and the Qur'an, he perished with other people. She was the wife of a prophet. However, his close relationship with Lot did not save him, even though he was not involved in homosexuality like the people of Sodom. The angels commanded them:
"Let no man look back" (Surah 11:81).
"Don't look back"
The Torah tells us:
"But Lot's wife looked back and became a pillar of salt."
The meaning of retreating from it is not stated here. In fact, he thought he could break God's small command, and he hoped it wouldn't matter. His fate was like that of the wicked people of Sodom - death. This is an example of great importance to us. We must never believe that God does not judge "minor" sins. The example of Lot's wife warns us of such misunderstandings.
Lot, God and the angels:
As we saw in Adam's example, God had mercy when He made the decision. During this judgment, God first provided human beings with leather garments. In Noah's example, God showed His mercy through the ark as He judged. Once again, in deciding, God had mercy on the people as well. The Torah explains:
And they took him, and his wife, and his two daughters, and drove them out of the city, because the LORD had mercy upon them.
What can we learn from this? As we have seen in previous examples, God, by His mercy, gave them a way out: He helped them and drove them out of the city. The merciful God, for example, did not give any shelter in this city that could withstand the rain from the sky. There was only one way to get mercy: to leave the city under the guidance of angels. God did not have mercy on Lot and his family because he was perfect. In fact, in both the Torah and the Qur'an, we see that Lot presented his daughters to violent people, which is not a good deed. The Torah writes that when Lot was warned by the angels, he "proceeded slowly." And the Lord had mercy on him, He took her by the hand and led her out of the city. This is a lesson for us: God will have mercy on us, and it does not depend on our actions. Like Lot, we must accept mercy so that it can help us. The brides did not accept the mercy and did not see the benefits.
The Torah tells us: God had mercy on Lot because his uncle, the great Prophet Abraham (pbuh) had prayed for him (click here to read the text of Genesis). The Torah states: "Surely all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your seed, for you have heard my voice." - Genesis 22:18. We must make this promise, because you and I belong to "all the nations of the world," no matter who we are, what language we speak, what religion we belong to, or we Where do you live If, through Abraham's prayer, God revealed His mercy to Lot, who did not deserve it, God, through Abraham's blessing,He will also have mercy on us, who belong to "all the nations of the earth." With this in mind, we keep reading the Torah and look at the example of Abraham.
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