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 firstborn 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.
After all that, Lot was still afraid. So, instead of staying where he was supposed to stay, he decided to take matters into his own hands and go up into the mountains, after all.
The problem with this is that God had not made provision for Lot to be where he was when he got there. And, since Lot took matters into his own hands, his daughters decided to take matters into their own hands, as well.
They felt that Lot's seed would die with him when he died, if they didn't have children.
So, they got their father so drunk that he had no idea what he was doing, and he committed incest with both of them.
They had children who's descendents became the Moabites and the Ammonites.
These people had their purpose in the plan of God for the future. We will see as we go further into the Word of God through our studies.
When you become afraid, even after the Lord has saved you, and you decide to be fickle in your decision making, you should be prepared to wreap a harvest among a crop of thorns and rocks. Life is not going to be easy, and your actions could birth hardship for those you love in the future - as we will soon see.
But, there is no mistake you can make that God can't use for His glory if you are His child!
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