Genesis 19:30-38

30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
37 And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

This is the end of the story of Lot. Because all of his sons are dead and cannot pass on his seed, his daughters conspire to get him drunk and seduce him. They both succeed and become pregnant with his boys. It seems quite a bit of value is place on passing on one’s seed, to the point that it even encourages incest.

These verses are not pointed out due to matters of morality, however. They are pointed out because of the obscenity. While I heard the story of Lot several times as a child, warned that being promiscuous would cause God to wish my destruction, I was never told that the good and righteous Lot impregnated his own daughters. This is definitely not the kind of tale I would want my children to read.

Genesis 19:1-8

1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

This is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot is deemed to be the only good man in the two cities, and Yahweh decides to spare him. When angels come to visit Lot and destroy Sodom, he takes them to his house. When a crowd comes to sodomize the angels, Lot offers up his virgin daughters in their place.

The angels do strike the would-be rapists with blindness, and the deed does not get done. However, the fact remains that the only person of the two cities that Yahweh deems a good person is willing to allow his daughters to be raped by a mob of men from a city so foul that Yahweh deemed they must be destroyed. These are supposedly some of the worst guys ever, yet Lot offers his daughters to them.

I do not have any respect for a man who would offer his daughters to be raped. I would rather fight the entire city to the death than allow any daughters of mine to be raped, and I would imagine that any decent father would do the same. This man, who had the favor of Yahweh, is a vile and pitiful excuse for a man. Is this the best that Yahweh could find? It might be appropriate for him to simply destroy the lot, Lot included.