November 2, 2025 • 30 mins
# 20 - Sodom, Fire and Brimstone P. 1 - In this episode of The Chosen People we delve into the harrowing story of Lot and the destruction of Sodom, exploring the tragic consequences of moral compromise and the urgent call to align our lives with God's will. Join us as we unpack the deep lessons this ancient narrative holds for us today.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on the Chosen people.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
So close to Sodom, Are you sure?
Speaker 3 (00:07):
I think, eh? I think the proximity of the city
would prove useful to meh useful.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Be careful near those cities. I fear the influence of
their culture is more dangerous than their spears.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
But I hear that the lands in Canaan are untamed,
and there are fortunes to be had if you're bold
enough to take it.
Speaker 5 (00:30):
Wealth.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
You can't even imagine wealth that would put Er and
Haran to shame.
Speaker 6 (00:36):
The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense. The victims
of this terrible wickedness plead for justice. The sin of
both Sodom and Gomorrah is extremely serious.
Speaker 7 (00:50):
Yes, my Lord, your judgment will be carried out according
to your will.
Speaker 6 (00:54):
My Lord, would you have us continue on our way? Yes,
go ahead of me and scout out the city. See
what you make of it in its inhabitants.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
My God, will you really sweep away the righteous with
the wicked?
Speaker 1 (01:11):
After Abraham's God departed to see about Sodom, Abraham walked
for a long time on his own, processing what was
to come. He knew his God was right in his
authority and write in his judgment. But when he thought
of those who were oppressed and abused by the wickedness
of Sodom, for this was the need for justice, Abram
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had to acknowledge that his heart was still broken.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
You've read the stories right, are distant relatives, the line
of Haim, the cursed, Abram cursed, And yet there they are,
setting in seats of power. And then there's me.
Speaker 7 (01:47):
I don't want to just be.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Another name, Abram, just another name in a long, endless
list of men for the line of Noah.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
This episode of The Chosen People contains explicit content that
may be triggering for some listeners and inappropriate for young children.
Listener discretion is advised. The day had been sweltering, and
even though the evening was nearing, tensions still ran hot.
Sweat beaded on Lot's forehead, and he could even feel
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troplets sliding down the back of his neck into his tunic.
The two men before him were nearly nose to nose.
Their angry shouts reverberated off the stone walls of the gate.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Brothers, please lower your voices. The entire city doesn't need
to know your business.
Speaker 8 (02:38):
Maybe they should know Ah yes, they should know Durak
as a snake and doing business with him will only
leave your bleeding. Ha ha ha Oh, don't be so naive, Chovar.
Speaker 9 (02:51):
You can play the victim all you want, but even
their child could tell you that the price you gave
was too low.
Speaker 8 (02:58):
That's your excuse for lines your teeth running.
Speaker 9 (03:01):
To weep into the skirts of a city judges your.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Response here, man Chavar.
Speaker 9 (03:07):
You should have offered more or non, I would find
another buyer.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
You use my price to drive up the other bids.
We had an understanding, We had no such thing. There
were witnesses, and how much.
Speaker 9 (03:19):
You're paying them to pack your story?
Speaker 8 (03:21):
Keep your fault time behind, Josie. I did no such shame,
and I would never need to do such a thing.
Speaker 9 (03:29):
You're a cheap man who needs to pay for friends
as well as a snitch.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
This is the only friend I need.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Chauvar flashed the blade and Durra fALS. Both men were
poised and ready to strike brothers.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
That's enough. I've heard what I need to hear, and
I sighed with you. Chavar, ah see the rak what what?
You can't be serious? Yes, Derek, you will pay for
a fine for breaking your with Chavar.
Speaker 9 (04:01):
This is outrageous flots and you're not I don't know
what kind of business you ran in Haran. But am
I not entitled to get the best price for my buyers?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
But you had an agreement, you broke your word. What
do words matter when it comes to money?
Speaker 7 (04:17):
Any businessman worth his.
Speaker 8 (04:18):
Thought would tell you that, I suppose it pays to
have the judgment of the lawn.
Speaker 7 (04:23):
You signed more like.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
A bleeding heart Hebrew.
Speaker 9 (04:27):
Where do you get off on this nonsense about word
and honor?
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Enough, the matter is settled. It's the end of the day.
Go home. I'm sure we all have matters to attend to.
This isn't over, Lot, mark my words.
Speaker 7 (04:43):
I'll remember this.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Dark slunk off into the crowd in the direction of
the wealthiest part of the city, the part of the
city Lot not so secretly long to be. Lot had
done well for himself in the years since his abduction
and the invasion of the city, Sodom had rebuilt and
resumed its commerce, and Lot had ensured he was a
part of it. He no longer resided in his caravan
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outside the city, but within its walls, and held the
position of a judge. Never again would Lot not have
a stone wall at his back or a heavily guarded
gate before him. Despite the comforts and securities he had
worked tirelessly to obtain, Lot still awoke screaming and sweating,
to nightmares of clanging spears and bloodied knives being held
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to his throat. Rogues like Durach he could stomach. Sodom
had no shortage of cases to be heard here at
the city gate. His wealth and his connection to his uncle,
Abram the war Hero, or Abraham, as he was now called,
had brought him influence and favor with the city officials.
Judging the back dealings and corruption of the city helped
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quiet his fears of inadequacy and helped him reclaim what
was left of pride. Lot had finally achieved his dream,
the one of legacy and destiny he spoke of to
his uncle in his grandfather's house all those years ago.
It wasn't anything like he thought it would be, and
so much had happened that he had not anticipated. But
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he supposed that was the way of dreams, and so
he shrouded himself in the air of importance and hid
behind not only the city walls, but also his righteousness.
Lot found it advantageous to follow in his uncle's footsteps
and play the part of the holy man, a man
of faith. He found it gave him an edge over
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the other civic leaders, and he found that the more
responsibility shifted his way, the more pious and respected he became.
Lot didn't know whether to thank Abraham's God or his
own shrewdness for his rise. In his heart of hearts,
he thanked himself.
Speaker 7 (06:55):
You know he won't forget this, Lot.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Chauvar's words brought Lot out of his reverie and back
to the present.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
Eh, I'm sure he won't. But that's future. Lot's concerned.
He can be my headache another day.
Speaker 8 (07:08):
Well, you have my fakes, Lot, and I'll need to
think of ways I can show you my fakes and
perhaps keep you in my good graces for any future
cases it might come to your gate.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Lot cringed slightly. Some customs in Sodom he would never
get used to. Before Lot could deny Chauvar's offer, he
noticed two last travelers were passing through the outer gates.
Speaker 7 (07:34):
Up ahead.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
They were being questioned by the men on watch, who
seemed eager to move them along so they could close
the gates and change out the guard for the night.
Chauvar followed Lot's gaze and saw what drew his attention.
Speaker 8 (07:48):
Well, well, well he's been and no ordinary travelers. Their
clothes and appearance are not fashionable in these parts, but
they are quite handsome. They will surely attract a law
of attention in town. Who do you suppose they are?
Speaker 3 (08:11):
I don't know. I think you're right. Yeah, they are peculiar.
I mean, look at them. No saddle bags, no mounts.
I mean they've got to have some sort of servants
or a larger company staying outside the walls. Right, these
seem like men of importance, dignitaries maybe, or maybe merchants.
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You know my uncle, he was visited by a king once,
and let me tell you he carried himself just like this, wrats.
Speaker 8 (08:43):
This will be my first gesture of gratitude for your
favorable ruling earlier.
Speaker 7 (08:49):
You should host.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
Him, and I would offer quickly before Dat catches word
that there are new merchants in town, he'd swoop in
and steal their business. Where ours second vault?
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Oh? Yes, yes, yes, good idea, Chauva, very good idea.
I'll take your suggestion really, Thank you, and I look
forward to our dealings in the future. Honorable men like
you and me, we got to stick together.
Speaker 8 (09:16):
Indeed, we may be the very last ones in the
city of Sodom.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Lote laughed good naturedly as he hurried to meet the
distinguished men just clearing the city gatehouse. He bowed respectfully
before them.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
My lords, be welcome to the city of Sodom, the
pride of the great cities of the plain. Please allow
me to be your host while you stay here in
these walls. My name is Lot, son of Haran, of
the line of Shem.
Speaker 7 (09:49):
So you are, and you are the nephew of Abraham,
the follower of the god olmedy Ah.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Yes, yes, ah, certainly, I am a faithful follower my lords,
of course.
Speaker 10 (10:03):
And you are a city official here. You have come
to not only reside but represent the city.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
Lot blinked at the non question. He also waited for
the men to offer their own names in kind, but
none came.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Ah, I I am my lord.
Speaker 7 (10:21):
Again.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
They offered up no further information and asked nothing of Lot.
They took his measure for a long moment. Lot could
feel the cheeks under his beard turned pink at the stairs.
This stilted conversation was drawing from the smattering of people
gathered along the stone benches lining the gated walkway. The
two mysterious men then inclined their heads respectfully and made
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to turn and leave.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
My lords, please tell me where do you plan to
stay here in the city.
Speaker 7 (10:52):
In the city's square.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Lot could feel the growing curiosity of onlookers and felt
the need to redouble his head efforts as the accommodating
host of his city the square.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
Oh no, no, no, no, that will not do. Please,
my lords, you must turn aside from your current plans
and allow me to be your host, your servant. I
will have you stay at my house, wash your if
he'd spend the night, then you can get up Burly, Sure,
go on your way, no problem. But I can't. I
won't have you stay the night in the square when
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I can wait on you personally. It's just not right.
Speaker 10 (11:30):
The city square is enough for us. We want to
take in the city while we're here.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Ah, you won't take in the city. The city will
take in you. I assure you. The city can't can't
offer you the hospitality that I can. I mean, my wife.
She's a fantastic cook. She oversees the most skilled cooks,
the best servants in the land. Even now, I bet
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they're preparing the evening meal. I'll order them to prepare meat,
good meats, and extravagant courses, so you'll taste the finest food,
drink the best wine this region has to offer. Our land. Oh,
it's well wadded and fertile, very fertile. The crops are
a unparalleled Listen, listen, I know you've traveled far, but
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I humbly boast you'll want for nothing after a feast
in my household. How can you say no to this offer?
You can't, You just can't.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
I suppose we cannot be the way Lort couldn't deny
the satisfaction he felt as he led the men through
the streets of the city. Chauvar was right about one thing.
They certainly drew a lot of attention. Their fine clothes
and exotic, handsome features drew the eyes of many double
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takes and even open stairs from both women and men.
True to his word, Lot and his household sprang into
action and pulled together a great feast for these mysterious
distinguished guests. Lot was determined to serve them in a
manner that befitted his role as a city judge. If
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he were able to secure their trust and their business
as well, then no one could argue that he did
not belong here, or that his uncle paved the way
for him to be here.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
You must tell us what sort of merchants are you.
Lot can help you learn all the players here in Sodom.
If you're looking to set up.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
Shop, we are not merchants.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Oh, I see, have you been to this region before?
I'm sure find men such as yourself have traveled far
and wide. It was much the same when we were
settled in Haran and Er Before.
Speaker 7 (13:43):
That, we have been many places.
Speaker 4 (13:48):
Your wives must come with you next time you feast
with us. I would love to meet them, and the
same for my daughters.
Speaker 7 (13:54):
We do not have wives.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
Well, that is most surprising. I would offer you one
of my daughters if they were not promised already. They
are to marry the sons of a very prominent city official.
We're in the throes of arranging the wedding. I have
been working tirelessly. You could not imagine the intricacies, but
it is a labor of love. My daughters, Keziah and Milka,
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deserve nothing less, and they.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
Will make lovely brides.
Speaker 4 (14:23):
He thank you father, Thank you Father, and the match
will be most beneficial for both our houses. Of course,
there's our noble line. We can trace our family history
back to Noah, if you can believe that, through his
son Shem, our family was among some of the most
prosperous in er And when we settled in Haran, our
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fortune only grew. And now Sodom, my husband Lot finds
success wherever he goes. We're most eager to join our
house with the nobility and wealth of this land. Who
knows what the future will hold for this family.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Lot's wife carried the conversation for the rest of the meal,
hardly noticing the scant contribution from the visitors. Lot found
it a little strange that they were so withholding, but
perhaps it would take time to earn their trust, and
they were guests under his roof, which placed them in
a higher place of honor and respect than even his family.
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According to the customs of their land. Lot was so
unattuned to the presence of God that he hadn't noticed
what Abraham noticed. He did not recognize the divinity veiled
behind their handsome faces, or the authority vibrating from their
voices as they spoke. Lot was too consumed with self
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to see what was right in front of him. When
the household began to settle in for the evening and
the servants were taking away the remnants of their meal,
Lot heard a familiar voice shouting from the street.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
He yea yea, let's go see it.
Speaker 9 (15:56):
Lot in his stupid friends.
Speaker 7 (16:00):
Seeing in this city and stuff.
Speaker 3 (16:02):
What who is it you're hosting in there?
Speaker 7 (16:07):
Who does?
Speaker 8 (16:08):
Pretty men?
Speaker 7 (16:08):
You're keeping all yourself?
Speaker 9 (16:10):
You you treat these strangers like kings and then steal
money from.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
My theairy hands.
Speaker 7 (16:18):
You would turn your back on those who.
Speaker 9 (16:20):
Built and rebuilt this city in favor of a foreigners.
Speaker 11 (16:26):
For a bird's flock together.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
Maybe we should make sure they are on spies.
Speaker 9 (16:33):
Say send send them out to us so we can
question them.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
I'll hold them down so you can find out. I'll
be sure to leave one for you, cousim. I won't
deny you the enjoyment of taking.
Speaker 7 (16:48):
One of them.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
They're so fair, fine figures of.
Speaker 10 (16:53):
Men, Derek, will you want to turn to We'll let
you pick the one you.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
Are horrified at both what they were saying and how
loudly they were saying it. Lot ran to the front
door and into the street, slamming the door firmly behind him,
as if that could drown out the crew jeering. Seconds later,
drunken knocks pounded against the door. A Lot could smell
the wine on their breath from the doorway and see
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the glassy lust in their eyes through cracks in the wood.
They meant to defile his guests and humiliate them, and
by extension him.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
Brothers, please don't do this what you're suggesting, it's evil,
it's foul. Who even told you about my guests?
Speaker 4 (17:36):
Sir?
Speaker 7 (17:37):
Who are you to say? What's foul? You perded them
through town for all.
Speaker 9 (17:45):
To see, and you think my men Cosin wouldn't tell
me of your comings and goings.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
I have eyes all our brother city.
Speaker 11 (17:55):
Lot, You don't realize what a powerful enemy you've made
here today.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Lot, Now don't make us ask again and over your
pretty guests.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
Lort's stomach turned as the man grabbed himself in a
vile gesture. There was no mistaking his intentions with Lot's guests.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Look, look, I have two daughters, virgins I'll hand them
over to you instead, but you'll not take his name.
They are my guests and therefore under my protection, cannot
mean to violate their rights. Has Mann has taken you over?
Speaker 11 (18:36):
Yeah, my way, course you claim guest rights.
Speaker 9 (18:43):
You're always hiding under the protection approprive to you. The lie,
the image of honor is everything.
Speaker 11 (18:54):
You've float around like a host when you're a mere
foreigner in our land. You can play it being a
judge all you want, but you'll always be an outside.
Speaker 5 (19:06):
We should take him too, ay, I like that plan
initiation if you will make him a real sanamites a lot.
Speaker 10 (19:19):
If you don't get out of him away, I'll have
my men rape.
Speaker 5 (19:23):
You two eh, when they had their film, I'll kill
you myself.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
The wood of the door was immediately met with the
dull funk of the blade of a dagger, followed by
two pairs of fists. Terror shot through Lot's limbs and
his vision narrowed to a point. He could hear Duraks
struggling to remove his blade from the soft wood of
the door as he shouted for more men to join him.
Lot could see the light of torches from the street
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through the cracks in the door, and hear more men
joining him, their bloodlust whipped into a frenzy. To his horror,
the edge of Durak's blade appear in the door, cracked
by the frame, and began to pry it open. To
Lot's further dismay, calculated fingers began to claw their way
into the opening, and the door strained against its lock,
groaning and whining at the force. He wasn't dealing with men,
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but animals. Regret cascaded into Lots. He should have known
better than to make his home in a wolf's den.
The crazed men would soon have their hands on Lot
and would surely drag him into the street to his
death or worse. Gasping for air, Lots squeezed his eyes
shut as he struggled in vain against the door's movement
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behind him. Every second he was losing ground. He felt
the door go slack for a moment while the men
outside pulled back together their strength to surely strike the
door and serve the final death blow to both the
lock and the door.
Speaker 3 (20:49):
This is it, This is where I die. Being captive
to a psychotic king seems like paradise compared to the
horrors awaiting me.
Speaker 1 (21:00):
Just then Lot felt a pair of strong, sure hands
grasped his shoulders and hurl him aside. His eyes snapped open,
and he saw that his guests had stepped in and
secured the door themselves. Lot couldn't believe his eyes. They
had shoved it shut, and somehow the lock was holding fast,
as if the massive stress it had just undergone had
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never happened. One of them threw a hand in the
air and pulled down forcefully. As his hand soared down
to his side, a blinding light illuminated the street behind
the door.
Speaker 10 (21:34):
The light that.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Refracted through the door frame and the front windows was
brighter than even the sun at it Zeneth. Lot had
to shield his eyes with his hand as light flooded
into his entryway. The flash was gone as suddenly as
the mysterious guest had summoned it. He heard the startled
cries of the men outside.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Why I had fail?
Speaker 9 (21:56):
What happens?
Speaker 3 (21:57):
I've been blinded? Can you see any thing?
Speaker 7 (22:00):
Where?
Speaker 3 (22:00):
Where is the daughter?
Speaker 9 (22:01):
Lot?
Speaker 3 (22:02):
What the doodors?
Speaker 8 (22:04):
What?
Speaker 3 (22:04):
What foreign sorcery?
Speaker 8 (22:07):
Is this?
Speaker 9 (22:08):
Direc I think it's over here?
Speaker 7 (22:10):
Where are you? I'm here?
Speaker 3 (22:12):
Where?
Speaker 1 (22:14):
Lot gaped in amazement as the sounds of the mob
faded away. In their blindness, they lost their bearings and
were miraculously led away from the house. He then turned
his attention to his two guests.
Speaker 3 (22:28):
What what was that? What happened?
Speaker 7 (22:31):
Listen to me, Lot, Do you have anyone else in
the city, Your sons in law, other sons or daughters,
anyone else in the city who belongs to you.
Speaker 1 (22:43):
Lot was still in shock over what he had witnessed.
He then noticed his wife and daughters were crouched in
the stairway further inside their home. They had undoubtedly witnessed
both the confrontation in the street and all that had
come after. They looked equally bewildered.
Speaker 10 (23:00):
Lot, Listen, this is important. Who else in the city
belongs to you?
Speaker 4 (23:05):
Oh? The girls has betrothed?
Speaker 8 (23:08):
Ye?
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Yes, yeah, the two brothers who are promised to my
daughters in the families.
Speaker 7 (23:16):
You need to go get them right now. You need
to convince them to leave this place.
Speaker 10 (23:22):
Yes, you and those who belonged to you will need
to get out of the city.
Speaker 7 (23:27):
The evil and vile atrocities have caused a great outcry
against its people.
Speaker 10 (23:34):
It has become so great before the God Almighty that
he has sent us to destroy it.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
Destroy it.
Speaker 7 (23:42):
Yes, the city, the city will be destroyed.
Speaker 1 (23:47):
Lot's mouth was still hanging open in disbelief as he
absorbed the men's words, the power they wielded, the certainty
with which they spoke. Lot didn't know many things at
that moment, but one thing he knew for sure. These
were not men. They were messengers of God Almighty, sent
here to exact judgment upon Lot's home. The adrenaline from
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the confrontation still pulsed through his veins as he grappled
with this new information. He gaped at the other worldly
messengers standing in his entryway as he again slumped to
the ground.
Speaker 4 (24:24):
Lot, what are you going to do?
Speaker 3 (24:26):
I think I must go. I must go to our
sons in laws of arm in love and have gott
to warn them.
Speaker 4 (24:33):
Please, Father, go and warn them, tell them what they
must do, Tell them to come to us.
Speaker 1 (24:39):
One of the visitors approached Lot and offered him a
hand and pulled him to his feet. The other similarly
helped his daughter's and wife.
Speaker 7 (24:47):
Stand. You should go now. We would see you after safety,
and as soon as we do that, we can get
to our task.
Speaker 10 (24:58):
Yes, we would not lay the hour of judgment a
moment longer than we need to. The vile corruptiony of
his fower and the rot is all consuming.
Speaker 1 (25:08):
The visitor who helped Lot to his feet ushered him
toward the door and opened it. Lot then stumbled into
the street beyond his front door and made his way
toward the household of his sons in law. Lot stumbled
through the streets of Sodom to his son in law's house.
Durak and his angry mob mercifully had been led astray.
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He forced himself to repeat the stranger's words in his
head over and over. Destroy. They were going to destroy
the city. Everything he worked so hard to build rebuild
was going to be taken away from him again, but
he would be under their protection. He was being given
a way out. This wasn't like the last time Stranger's
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hell bent on destruction had come to Sodom. This time
would be different.
Speaker 3 (25:58):
Zaran Lay Jessarin, everybody.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
Despite the late hour, a Lot pounded on the front
door and his son in law's house.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
Lot, what is the meaning of this?
Speaker 1 (26:10):
The hour is late, Our father is already in bed.
Speaker 3 (26:14):
Oh, my sons, my son's listening to me. This is important.
We need to leave the city right away. I've just
gotten word that the god of my uncle Abraham is
going to destroy the city.
Speaker 10 (26:27):
A god has come to speak to you.
Speaker 3 (26:30):
Who do you think you are? An oracle? You can
see the future now, Either that or he's drunk. Sleep
it off, old man. Oh no, what I'm telling you
is true. You have no idea what I've seen. Oh
the things I've seen, what these men are capable of.
Get your belongings. We need to get up and leave
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the city as soon as we can. This is a bore.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
I'm going back to bed.
Speaker 3 (26:58):
Come now. How many cups of wine have you had?
Or is it the spirits brood in the high temples
that have you hallucinating like this?
Speaker 7 (27:08):
What?
Speaker 3 (27:09):
No, No, I'm sober, and I'm telling you the truth.
Wake your father and mother, Wake the whole house. We
need to leave.
Speaker 1 (27:18):
Lot watched as the brothers exchanged long glances, assessing what
to do with him. Lot hardly blame them. He could
only imagine how deranged he appeared and sounded, banging on
their door in the middle of the night and shouting
promontory nonsense.
Speaker 3 (27:34):
Lot, We're not doing that, crazy, old goat. You need
to get home. Lot out of respect for you as
our future father in law, we'll turn a blind eye
to this outburst. But I know I speak for Lave
and when I say, I hope this will not happen again.
Speaker 1 (27:56):
With that, they slammed the door in his face. Lot
was what was he going to do now he had
failed his daughters, not to mention men who at once
respected him thought he was losing his grip on reality.
They had not even offered to walk him home. They
couldn't be bothered. Lot knew it was the least of
his worries, but that was indeed a blow. He had
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risen up the ranks in this town, only to be
treated like a pariah. Lot stewed in his thoughts all
the way home. Just as the night sky was beginning
to lighten, he found his wife and daughters being conjoled
around into packing and gathering their things by the two visitors.
Speaker 10 (28:36):
Lots, have you told those in your family to leave?
Speaker 7 (28:40):
Your wife and daughter were almost ready here. You need
to leave now, take your wife and your daughters, or
you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.
Speaker 1 (28:53):
Despite all Lot had seen earlier that night, with the
mob and the blinding light, and even all the acts
of Abraham's God in the years since they left Haron.
Speaker 7 (29:03):
He hesitated.
Speaker 1 (29:04):
His wife and daughters were in their traveling clothes, supplies
and packs slung over their shoulders and in their arms.
The reality of the situation was right before his very eyes.
But yet Lot hesitated. He thought of all he had won,
and lost and won again. He thought of the horrors
he had faced and the life he had built here.
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Could he really leave it all behind because of a
single night of panic. What would his peers or even
his enemies say if he ran like a coward in
the night? What if all of this was a misunderstanding,
or perhaps something could be worked out. Surely Sodom was
not so vile as to warrant total destruction. The visitors
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watched his silent calculation, and as if in response, they
swooped upon him, grabbing his hands and dragging him from
the threshold of their home into the streets of the city.
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Speaker 2 (00:04):
So close to Sodom, Are you sure?
Speaker 3 (00:07):
I think, eh? I think the proximity of the city
would prove useful to meh useful.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Be careful near those cities. I fear the influence of
their culture is more dangerous than their spears.
Speaker 4 (00:22):
But I hear that the lands in Canaan are untamed,
and there are fortunes to be had if you're bold
enough to take it.
Speaker 5 (00:30):
Wealth.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
You can't even imagine wealth that would put Er and
Haran to shame.
Speaker 6 (00:36):
The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense. The victims
of this terrible wickedness plead for justice. The sin of
both Sodom and Gomorrah is extremely serious.
Speaker 7 (00:50):
Yes, my Lord, your judgment will be carried out according
to your will.
Speaker 6 (00:54):
My Lord, would you have us continue on our way? Yes,
go ahead of me and scout out the city. See
what you make of it in its inhabitants.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
My God, will you really sweep away the righteous with
the wicked?
Speaker 1 (01:11):
After Abraham's God departed to see about Sodom, Abraham walked
for a long time on his own, processing what was
to come. He knew his God was right in his
authority and write in his judgment. But when he thought
of those who were oppressed and abused by the wickedness
of Sodom, for this was the need for justice, Abram
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had to acknowledge that his heart was still broken.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
You've read the stories right, are distant relatives, the line
of Haim, the cursed, Abram cursed, And yet there they are,
setting in seats of power. And then there's me.
Speaker 7 (01:47):
I don't want to just be.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Another name, Abram, just another name in a long, endless
list of men for the line of Noah.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
This episode of The Chosen People contains explicit content that
may be triggering for some listeners and inappropriate for young children.
Listener discretion is advised. The day had been sweltering, and
even though the evening was nearing, tensions still ran hot.
Sweat beaded on Lot's forehead, and he could even feel
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troplets sliding down the back of his neck into his tunic.
The two men before him were nearly nose to nose.
Their angry shouts reverberated off the stone walls of the gate.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Brothers, please lower your voices. The entire city doesn't need
to know your business.
Speaker 8 (02:38):
Maybe they should know Ah yes, they should know Durak
as a snake and doing business with him will only
leave your bleeding. Ha ha ha Oh, don't be so naive, Chovar.
Speaker 9 (02:51):
You can play the victim all you want, but even
their child could tell you that the price you gave
was too low.
Speaker 8 (02:58):
That's your excuse for lines your teeth running.
Speaker 9 (03:01):
To weep into the skirts of a city judges your.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Response here, man Chavar.
Speaker 9 (03:07):
You should have offered more or non, I would find
another buyer.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
You use my price to drive up the other bids.
We had an understanding, We had no such thing. There
were witnesses, and how much.
Speaker 9 (03:19):
You're paying them to pack your story?
Speaker 8 (03:21):
Keep your fault time behind, Josie. I did no such shame,
and I would never need to do such a thing.
Speaker 9 (03:29):
You're a cheap man who needs to pay for friends
as well as a snitch.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
This is the only friend I need.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Chauvar flashed the blade and Durra fALS. Both men were
poised and ready to strike brothers.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
That's enough. I've heard what I need to hear, and
I sighed with you. Chavar, ah see the rak what what?
You can't be serious? Yes, Derek, you will pay for
a fine for breaking your with Chavar.
Speaker 9 (04:01):
This is outrageous flots and you're not I don't know
what kind of business you ran in Haran. But am
I not entitled to get the best price for my buyers?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
But you had an agreement, you broke your word. What
do words matter when it comes to money?
Speaker 7 (04:17):
Any businessman worth his.
Speaker 8 (04:18):
Thought would tell you that, I suppose it pays to
have the judgment of the lawn.
Speaker 7 (04:23):
You signed more like.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
A bleeding heart Hebrew.
Speaker 9 (04:27):
Where do you get off on this nonsense about word
and honor?
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Enough, the matter is settled. It's the end of the day.
Go home. I'm sure we all have matters to attend to.
This isn't over, Lot, mark my words.
Speaker 7 (04:43):
I'll remember this.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Dark slunk off into the crowd in the direction of
the wealthiest part of the city, the part of the
city Lot not so secretly long to be. Lot had
done well for himself in the years since his abduction
and the invasion of the city, Sodom had rebuilt and
resumed its commerce, and Lot had ensured he was a
part of it. He no longer resided in his caravan
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outside the city, but within its walls, and held the
position of a judge. Never again would Lot not have
a stone wall at his back or a heavily guarded
gate before him. Despite the comforts and securities he had
worked tirelessly to obtain, Lot still awoke screaming and sweating,
to nightmares of clanging spears and bloodied knives being held
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to his throat. Rogues like Durach he could stomach. Sodom
had no shortage of cases to be heard here at
the city gate. His wealth and his connection to his uncle,
Abram the war Hero, or Abraham, as he was now called,
had brought him influence and favor with the city officials.
Judging the back dealings and corruption of the city helped
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quiet his fears of inadequacy and helped him reclaim what
was left of pride. Lot had finally achieved his dream,
the one of legacy and destiny he spoke of to
his uncle in his grandfather's house all those years ago.
It wasn't anything like he thought it would be, and
so much had happened that he had not anticipated. But
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he supposed that was the way of dreams, and so
he shrouded himself in the air of importance and hid
behind not only the city walls, but also his righteousness.
Lot found it advantageous to follow in his uncle's footsteps
and play the part of the holy man, a man
of faith. He found it gave him an edge over
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the other civic leaders, and he found that the more
responsibility shifted his way, the more pious and respected he became.
Lot didn't know whether to thank Abraham's God or his
own shrewdness for his rise. In his heart of hearts,
he thanked himself.
Speaker 7 (06:55):
You know he won't forget this, Lot.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Chauvar's words brought Lot out of his reverie and back
to the present.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
Eh, I'm sure he won't. But that's future. Lot's concerned.
He can be my headache another day.
Speaker 8 (07:08):
Well, you have my fakes, Lot, and I'll need to
think of ways I can show you my fakes and
perhaps keep you in my good graces for any future
cases it might come to your gate.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Lot cringed slightly. Some customs in Sodom he would never
get used to. Before Lot could deny Chauvar's offer, he
noticed two last travelers were passing through the outer gates.
Speaker 7 (07:34):
Up ahead.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
They were being questioned by the men on watch, who
seemed eager to move them along so they could close
the gates and change out the guard for the night.
Chauvar followed Lot's gaze and saw what drew his attention.
Speaker 8 (07:48):
Well, well, well he's been and no ordinary travelers. Their
clothes and appearance are not fashionable in these parts, but
they are quite handsome. They will surely attract a law
of attention in town. Who do you suppose they are?
Speaker 3 (08:11):
I don't know. I think you're right. Yeah, they are peculiar.
I mean, look at them. No saddle bags, no mounts.
I mean they've got to have some sort of servants
or a larger company staying outside the walls. Right, these
seem like men of importance, dignitaries maybe, or maybe merchants.
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You know my uncle, he was visited by a king once,
and let me tell you he carried himself just like this, wrats.
Speaker 8 (08:43):
This will be my first gesture of gratitude for your
favorable ruling earlier.
Speaker 7 (08:49):
You should host.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
Him, and I would offer quickly before Dat catches word
that there are new merchants in town, he'd swoop in
and steal their business. Where ours second vault?
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Oh? Yes, yes, yes, good idea, Chauva, very good idea.
I'll take your suggestion really, Thank you, and I look
forward to our dealings in the future. Honorable men like
you and me, we got to stick together.
Speaker 8 (09:16):
Indeed, we may be the very last ones in the
city of Sodom.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Lote laughed good naturedly as he hurried to meet the
distinguished men just clearing the city gatehouse. He bowed respectfully
before them.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
My lords, be welcome to the city of Sodom, the
pride of the great cities of the plain. Please allow
me to be your host while you stay here in
these walls. My name is Lot, son of Haran, of
the line of Shem.
Speaker 7 (09:49):
So you are, and you are the nephew of Abraham,
the follower of the god olmedy Ah.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Yes, yes, ah, certainly, I am a faithful follower my lords,
of course.
Speaker 10 (10:03):
And you are a city official here. You have come
to not only reside but represent the city.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
Lot blinked at the non question. He also waited for
the men to offer their own names in kind, but
none came.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Ah, I I am my lord.
Speaker 7 (10:21):
Again.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
They offered up no further information and asked nothing of Lot.
They took his measure for a long moment. Lot could
feel the cheeks under his beard turned pink at the stairs.
This stilted conversation was drawing from the smattering of people
gathered along the stone benches lining the gated walkway. The
two mysterious men then inclined their heads respectfully and made
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to turn and leave.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
My lords, please tell me where do you plan to
stay here in the city.
Speaker 7 (10:52):
In the city's square.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Lot could feel the growing curiosity of onlookers and felt
the need to redouble his head efforts as the accommodating
host of his city the square.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
Oh no, no, no, no, that will not do. Please,
my lords, you must turn aside from your current plans
and allow me to be your host, your servant. I
will have you stay at my house, wash your if
he'd spend the night, then you can get up Burly, Sure,
go on your way, no problem. But I can't. I
won't have you stay the night in the square when
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I can wait on you personally. It's just not right.
Speaker 10 (11:30):
The city square is enough for us. We want to
take in the city while we're here.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Ah, you won't take in the city. The city will
take in you. I assure you. The city can't can't
offer you the hospitality that I can. I mean, my wife.
She's a fantastic cook. She oversees the most skilled cooks,
the best servants in the land. Even now, I bet
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they're preparing the evening meal. I'll order them to prepare meat,
good meats, and extravagant courses, so you'll taste the finest food,
drink the best wine this region has to offer. Our land. Oh,
it's well wadded and fertile, very fertile. The crops are
a unparalleled Listen, listen, I know you've traveled far, but
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I humbly boast you'll want for nothing after a feast
in my household. How can you say no to this offer?
You can't, You just can't.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
I suppose we cannot be the way Lort couldn't deny
the satisfaction he felt as he led the men through
the streets of the city. Chauvar was right about one thing.
They certainly drew a lot of attention. Their fine clothes
and exotic, handsome features drew the eyes of many double
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takes and even open stairs from both women and men.
True to his word, Lot and his household sprang into
action and pulled together a great feast for these mysterious
distinguished guests. Lot was determined to serve them in a
manner that befitted his role as a city judge. If
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he were able to secure their trust and their business
as well, then no one could argue that he did
not belong here, or that his uncle paved the way
for him to be here.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
You must tell us what sort of merchants are you.
Lot can help you learn all the players here in Sodom.
If you're looking to set up.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
Shop, we are not merchants.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Oh, I see, have you been to this region before?
I'm sure find men such as yourself have traveled far
and wide. It was much the same when we were
settled in Haran and Er Before.
Speaker 7 (13:43):
That, we have been many places.
Speaker 4 (13:48):
Your wives must come with you next time you feast
with us. I would love to meet them, and the
same for my daughters.
Speaker 7 (13:54):
We do not have wives.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
Well, that is most surprising. I would offer you one
of my daughters if they were not promised already. They
are to marry the sons of a very prominent city official.
We're in the throes of arranging the wedding. I have
been working tirelessly. You could not imagine the intricacies, but
it is a labor of love. My daughters, Keziah and Milka,
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deserve nothing less, and they.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
Will make lovely brides.
Speaker 4 (14:23):
He thank you father, Thank you Father, and the match
will be most beneficial for both our houses. Of course,
there's our noble line. We can trace our family history
back to Noah, if you can believe that, through his
son Shem, our family was among some of the most
prosperous in er And when we settled in Haran, our
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fortune only grew. And now Sodom, my husband Lot finds
success wherever he goes. We're most eager to join our
house with the nobility and wealth of this land. Who
knows what the future will hold for this family.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Lot's wife carried the conversation for the rest of the meal,
hardly noticing the scant contribution from the visitors. Lot found
it a little strange that they were so withholding, but
perhaps it would take time to earn their trust, and
they were guests under his roof, which placed them in
a higher place of honor and respect than even his family.
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According to the customs of their land. Lot was so
unattuned to the presence of God that he hadn't noticed
what Abraham noticed. He did not recognize the divinity veiled
behind their handsome faces, or the authority vibrating from their
voices as they spoke. Lot was too consumed with self
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to see what was right in front of him. When
the household began to settle in for the evening and
the servants were taking away the remnants of their meal,
Lot heard a familiar voice shouting from the street.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
He yea yea, let's go see it.
Speaker 9 (15:56):
Lot in his stupid friends.
Speaker 7 (16:00):
Seeing in this city and stuff.
Speaker 3 (16:02):
What who is it you're hosting in there?
Speaker 7 (16:07):
Who does?
Speaker 8 (16:08):
Pretty men?
Speaker 7 (16:08):
You're keeping all yourself?
Speaker 9 (16:10):
You you treat these strangers like kings and then steal
money from.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
My theairy hands.
Speaker 7 (16:18):
You would turn your back on those who.
Speaker 9 (16:20):
Built and rebuilt this city in favor of a foreigners.
Speaker 11 (16:26):
For a bird's flock together.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
Maybe we should make sure they are on spies.
Speaker 9 (16:33):
Say send send them out to us so we can
question them.
Speaker 3 (16:38):
I'll hold them down so you can find out. I'll
be sure to leave one for you, cousim. I won't
deny you the enjoyment of taking.
Speaker 7 (16:48):
One of them.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
They're so fair, fine figures of.
Speaker 10 (16:53):
Men, Derek, will you want to turn to We'll let
you pick the one you.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
Are horrified at both what they were saying and how
loudly they were saying it. Lot ran to the front
door and into the street, slamming the door firmly behind him,
as if that could drown out the crew jeering. Seconds later,
drunken knocks pounded against the door. A Lot could smell
the wine on their breath from the doorway and see
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the glassy lust in their eyes through cracks in the wood.
They meant to defile his guests and humiliate them, and
by extension him.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
Brothers, please don't do this what you're suggesting, it's evil,
it's foul. Who even told you about my guests?
Speaker 4 (17:36):
Sir?
Speaker 7 (17:37):
Who are you to say? What's foul? You perded them
through town for all.
Speaker 9 (17:45):
To see, and you think my men Cosin wouldn't tell
me of your comings and goings.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
I have eyes all our brother city.
Speaker 11 (17:55):
Lot, You don't realize what a powerful enemy you've made
here today.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Lot, Now don't make us ask again and over your
pretty guests.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
Lort's stomach turned as the man grabbed himself in a
vile gesture. There was no mistaking his intentions with Lot's guests.
Speaker 3 (18:18):
Look, look, I have two daughters, virgins I'll hand them
over to you instead, but you'll not take his name.
They are my guests and therefore under my protection, cannot
mean to violate their rights. Has Mann has taken you over?
Speaker 11 (18:36):
Yeah, my way, course you claim guest rights.
Speaker 9 (18:43):
You're always hiding under the protection approprive to you. The lie,
the image of honor is everything.
Speaker 11 (18:54):
You've float around like a host when you're a mere
foreigner in our land. You can play it being a
judge all you want, but you'll always be an outside.
Speaker 5 (19:06):
We should take him too, ay, I like that plan
initiation if you will make him a real sanamites a lot.
Speaker 10 (19:19):
If you don't get out of him away, I'll have
my men rape.
Speaker 5 (19:23):
You two eh, when they had their film, I'll kill
you myself.
Speaker 1 (19:31):
The wood of the door was immediately met with the
dull funk of the blade of a dagger, followed by
two pairs of fists. Terror shot through Lot's limbs and
his vision narrowed to a point. He could hear Duraks
struggling to remove his blade from the soft wood of
the door as he shouted for more men to join him.
Lot could see the light of torches from the street
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through the cracks in the door, and hear more men
joining him, their bloodlust whipped into a frenzy. To his horror,
the edge of Durak's blade appear in the door, cracked
by the frame, and began to pry it open. To
Lot's further dismay, calculated fingers began to claw their way
into the opening, and the door strained against its lock,
groaning and whining at the force. He wasn't dealing with men,
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but animals. Regret cascaded into Lots. He should have known
better than to make his home in a wolf's den.
The crazed men would soon have their hands on Lot
and would surely drag him into the street to his
death or worse. Gasping for air, Lots squeezed his eyes
shut as he struggled in vain against the door's movement
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behind him. Every second he was losing ground. He felt
the door go slack for a moment while the men
outside pulled back together their strength to surely strike the
door and serve the final death blow to both the
lock and the door.
Speaker 3 (20:49):
This is it, This is where I die. Being captive
to a psychotic king seems like paradise compared to the
horrors awaiting me.
Speaker 1 (21:00):
Just then Lot felt a pair of strong, sure hands
grasped his shoulders and hurl him aside. His eyes snapped open,
and he saw that his guests had stepped in and
secured the door themselves. Lot couldn't believe his eyes. They
had shoved it shut, and somehow the lock was holding fast,
as if the massive stress it had just undergone had
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never happened. One of them threw a hand in the
air and pulled down forcefully. As his hand soared down
to his side, a blinding light illuminated the street behind
the door.
Speaker 10 (21:34):
The light that.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Refracted through the door frame and the front windows was
brighter than even the sun at it Zeneth. Lot had
to shield his eyes with his hand as light flooded
into his entryway. The flash was gone as suddenly as
the mysterious guest had summoned it. He heard the startled
cries of the men outside.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Why I had fail?
Speaker 9 (21:56):
What happens?
Speaker 3 (21:57):
I've been blinded? Can you see any thing?
Speaker 7 (22:00):
Where?
Speaker 3 (22:00):
Where is the daughter?
Speaker 9 (22:01):
Lot?
Speaker 3 (22:02):
What the doodors?
Speaker 8 (22:04):
What?
Speaker 3 (22:04):
What foreign sorcery?
Speaker 8 (22:07):
Is this?
Speaker 9 (22:08):
Direc I think it's over here?
Speaker 7 (22:10):
Where are you? I'm here?
Speaker 3 (22:12):
Where?
Speaker 1 (22:14):
Lot gaped in amazement as the sounds of the mob
faded away. In their blindness, they lost their bearings and
were miraculously led away from the house. He then turned
his attention to his two guests.
Speaker 3 (22:28):
What what was that? What happened?
Speaker 7 (22:31):
Listen to me, Lot, Do you have anyone else in
the city, Your sons in law, other sons or daughters,
anyone else in the city who belongs to you.
Speaker 1 (22:43):
Lot was still in shock over what he had witnessed.
He then noticed his wife and daughters were crouched in
the stairway further inside their home. They had undoubtedly witnessed
both the confrontation in the street and all that had
come after. They looked equally bewildered.
Speaker 10 (23:00):
Lot, Listen, this is important. Who else in the city
belongs to you?
Speaker 4 (23:05):
Oh? The girls has betrothed?
Speaker 8 (23:08):
Ye?
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Yes, yeah, the two brothers who are promised to my
daughters in the families.
Speaker 7 (23:16):
You need to go get them right now. You need
to convince them to leave this place.
Speaker 10 (23:22):
Yes, you and those who belonged to you will need
to get out of the city.
Speaker 7 (23:27):
The evil and vile atrocities have caused a great outcry
against its people.
Speaker 10 (23:34):
It has become so great before the God Almighty that
he has sent us to destroy it.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
Destroy it.
Speaker 7 (23:42):
Yes, the city, the city will be destroyed.
Speaker 1 (23:47):
Lot's mouth was still hanging open in disbelief as he
absorbed the men's words, the power they wielded, the certainty
with which they spoke. Lot didn't know many things at
that moment, but one thing he knew for sure. These
were not men. They were messengers of God Almighty, sent
here to exact judgment upon Lot's home. The adrenaline from
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the confrontation still pulsed through his veins as he grappled
with this new information. He gaped at the other worldly
messengers standing in his entryway as he again slumped to
the ground.
Speaker 4 (24:24):
Lot, what are you going to do?
Speaker 3 (24:26):
I think I must go. I must go to our
sons in laws of arm in love and have gott
to warn them.
Speaker 4 (24:33):
Please, Father, go and warn them, tell them what they
must do, Tell them to come to us.
Speaker 1 (24:39):
One of the visitors approached Lot and offered him a
hand and pulled him to his feet. The other similarly
helped his daughter's and wife.
Speaker 7 (24:47):
Stand. You should go now. We would see you after safety,
and as soon as we do that, we can get
to our task.
Speaker 10 (24:58):
Yes, we would not lay the hour of judgment a
moment longer than we need to. The vile corruptiony of
his fower and the rot is all consuming.
Speaker 1 (25:08):
The visitor who helped Lot to his feet ushered him
toward the door and opened it. Lot then stumbled into
the street beyond his front door and made his way
toward the household of his sons in law. Lot stumbled
through the streets of Sodom to his son in law's house.
Durak and his angry mob mercifully had been led astray.
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He forced himself to repeat the stranger's words in his
head over and over. Destroy. They were going to destroy
the city. Everything he worked so hard to build rebuild
was going to be taken away from him again, but
he would be under their protection. He was being given
a way out. This wasn't like the last time Stranger's
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hell bent on destruction had come to Sodom. This time
would be different.
Speaker 3 (25:58):
Zaran Lay Jessarin, everybody.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
Despite the late hour, a Lot pounded on the front
door and his son in law's house.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
Lot, what is the meaning of this?
Speaker 1 (26:10):
The hour is late, Our father is already in bed.
Speaker 3 (26:14):
Oh, my sons, my son's listening to me. This is important.
We need to leave the city right away. I've just
gotten word that the god of my uncle Abraham is
going to destroy the city.
Speaker 10 (26:27):
A god has come to speak to you.
Speaker 3 (26:30):
Who do you think you are? An oracle? You can
see the future now, Either that or he's drunk. Sleep
it off, old man. Oh no, what I'm telling you
is true. You have no idea what I've seen. Oh
the things I've seen, what these men are capable of.
Get your belongings. We need to get up and leave
(26:51):
the city as soon as we can. This is a bore.
Speaker 1 (26:56):
I'm going back to bed.
Speaker 3 (26:58):
Come now. How many cups of wine have you had?
Or is it the spirits brood in the high temples
that have you hallucinating like this?
Speaker 7 (27:08):
What?
Speaker 3 (27:09):
No, No, I'm sober, and I'm telling you the truth.
Wake your father and mother, Wake the whole house. We
need to leave.
Speaker 1 (27:18):
Lot watched as the brothers exchanged long glances, assessing what
to do with him. Lot hardly blame them. He could
only imagine how deranged he appeared and sounded, banging on
their door in the middle of the night and shouting
promontory nonsense.
Speaker 3 (27:34):
Lot, We're not doing that, crazy, old goat. You need
to get home. Lot out of respect for you as
our future father in law, we'll turn a blind eye
to this outburst. But I know I speak for Lave
and when I say, I hope this will not happen again.
Speaker 1 (27:56):
With that, they slammed the door in his face. Lot
was what was he going to do now he had
failed his daughters, not to mention men who at once
respected him thought he was losing his grip on reality.
They had not even offered to walk him home. They
couldn't be bothered. Lot knew it was the least of
his worries, but that was indeed a blow. He had
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risen up the ranks in this town, only to be
treated like a pariah. Lot stewed in his thoughts all
the way home. Just as the night sky was beginning
to lighten, he found his wife and daughters being conjoled
around into packing and gathering their things by the two visitors.
Speaker 10 (28:36):
Lots, have you told those in your family to leave?
Speaker 7 (28:40):
Your wife and daughter were almost ready here. You need
to leave now, take your wife and your daughters, or
you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.
Speaker 1 (28:53):
Despite all Lot had seen earlier that night, with the
mob and the blinding light, and even all the acts
of Abraham's God in the years since they left Haron.
Speaker 7 (29:03):
He hesitated.
Speaker 1 (29:04):
His wife and daughters were in their traveling clothes, supplies
and packs slung over their shoulders and in their arms.
The reality of the situation was right before his very eyes.
But yet Lot hesitated. He thought of all he had won,
and lost and won again. He thought of the horrors
he had faced and the life he had built here.
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Could he really leave it all behind because of a
single night of panic. What would his peers or even
his enemies say if he ran like a coward in
the night? What if all of this was a misunderstanding,
or perhaps something could be worked out. Surely Sodom was
not so vile as to warrant total destruction. The visitors
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watched his silent calculation, and as if in response, they
swooped upon him, grabbing his hands and dragging him from
the threshold of their home into the streets of the city.
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The Chosen People narrated by Paul Coltofianu. Characters are voiced
by Jonathan Cotten, Aaron Salvado, Sarah Seltz, Mike Reagan, Stephen Ringwold,
Sylvia Zaradoc, Thomas Copeland, Junior, Rosanna Pilcher, and Mitch Leshinsky.
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