How do the ancient Near Eastern traditions regarding hospitality affect the story of Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah? Dr. Daniel Peterson explains how Abraham, Lot, and Sarah learn to trust the Lord and wrangle some of the more difficult passages regarding Sodom and Gomorrah. Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): followhim.co/old-testament/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/followhimpodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producers/Sponsors David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/Transcripts Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design Will Stoughton: Rough Video Editor Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Krystal Roberts: French Transcripts Igor Willians: Portuguese Transcripts "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano Please rate and review the podcast. 00:00 Welcome to Part I 00:56 Introduction of Dr. Daniel C. Peterson 04:18 Faithful Scholarship and where testimony resides 06:56 Ancient Near Eastern tradition of hospitality and Lot and his daughters 12:08 Tradition of washing feet, anointing, dressing guest of a great house 15:03 Angels and the Lord arrive to visit Lot in Sodom and Abraham and Sarah are blessed with Issac 24:44 Angels go to be witness to Sodom and Abraham bargains with the Lord to save the city 31:38 Men of Sodom contrast Abraham’s hospitality (and even Lot) 33:15 Sodom’s probable location and what is happening in the city 36:52 The angels decide to destroy Sodom and remove Lot and his family–they don’t allow them to linger 40:52 Dr. Peterson shares a story of Betrand Russell and Vladimir Lenin 42:07 Lot’s wife looks back 51:21 End of Part I