Genesis 19-21, 22-24

Genesis 19-21

Every, and I mean EVERY time I read about Lot's daughters being offered to the wicked men it stuns me afresh.

That Lot would be willing to sacrifice his daughters (virgins) to save men he didn't know (and obviously didn't recognize as sent from God) is distressing.

Gill's commentary:  "let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; this was a very great evil in Lot to make such an offer of his daughters; it was contrary to parental love and affection, an exposing the chastity of his daughters, which should have been his care to preserve; nor had he a power to dispose of them in such a manner: and though fornication is a lesser evil than sodomy, yet all evil is to be avoided, and even it is not to be done that good may come: nothing can be said to excuse this good man, but the hurry of spirit, and confusion of mind that he was in, not knowing what to say or do to prevent the base designs of those men; that he might be pretty certain they would not accept of his offer, their lust burning more after men than women; that this showed his great regard to the laws of hospitality, that he had rather sacrifice his daughters to their brutal lusts, than give up the men that were in his house to them; and that he might hope that this would soften their minds, and put them off of any further attempt; but after all it must be condemned as a dangerous and imprudent action:"

Still vile and wicked behavior...to sacrifice your children. Hmmm....tickling in my mind, have I 'sacrificed' my children (or anyone else) for convenience or to 'save face'?  Not guarded thoughts, words, actions?  Prayerful consideration required.

Genesis 22-24

24:63

Isaac meditating at eventide. Same as God walking in the garden in the cool of the evening?

Gen 24:63  And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

Eventide - H6437 and H6153:

H6437 - A primitive root; to turn; by implication to face, that is, appear, look, etc.

H6153 - From H6150; dusk.

• H6150 - A primitive root (rather identical with H6148 through the idea of covering with a texture); to grow dusky at sundown.
• H6148 - A primitive root; to braid, that is, intermix; technically to traffic (as if by barter); also to give or be security (as a kind of exchange).

H6153 used 134x in 125 verses, first usage:

Gen 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th days. 

Gen 3:8  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 

Gill's commentary:  "walking in the garden in the cool of the day; or "at the wind of the day" (q); of "that day" in which man was created and fell, as some conclude from hence; in the evening, at sun setting; for very often when the sun sets a wind rises, at least a gentle breeze; and this might bring the sound of the voice, and of the steps of this glorious Person, the sooner to the ears of Adam and his wife, which gave them notice of his near approach, and caused them to hasten their flight: some render it emphatically, "at the wind of that day" (r); as if it was a violent wind which arose at that time, as a sign and testimony of the indignation of God, as the sound of a violent wind was a testimony of the coming of the Spirit of God, Act_2:2."