Lot was also very greedy for wealth, and at Sodom he practiced usury. His hesitation to leave the city was due to his regret for the wealth he was obliged to abandon. Scarcely any account can be given of the affair but this, The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? From the silence of the Scripture concerning Lot henceforward, learn that drunkenness, as it makes men forgetful, so it makes them to be forgotten.
The are several important differences between the story of Lot (Lut) in the Qur'an and that of Lot in the Bible. At the same time I do not believe we have any real indication in the scriptures that Lot had a problem with drinking, and no, Lot is not mentioned again in the Old Testament but neither are many others, righteous or not – but Lot is mentioned as being righteous in 2 Peter. He is also considered to be a prophet and the first person other than Abraham himself to believe in the teaching that came to be known later as Islam.
Harry, I do not disagree that drunkenness has its perils, however we scarcely need Matthew Henry to tell us that. What is in common in both accounts however, is that their lives were shaken up by a great destruction, and at some point soon afterward, they got drunk. No excuse can be made for the daughters, nor for Lot. Lot’s daughters sleeping with him however is really just an anecdote in the whole story of Sodom, and I think it says more about how Lot’s daughters may have been affected by the culture of a place like Sodom than it says about the perils of alcohol. Most important, the Qur'an omits Lot's drunkenness and his incestuous relationship with his daughters. 5r, for the detail of Lot's drunkenness.
See the peril of drunkenness; it is not only a great sin itself, but lets in many sins, which bring a lasting wound and dishonour. Lot’s daughters sleeping with him however is really just an anecdote in the whole story of Sodom, and I think it says more about how Lot’s daughters may have been affected by the culture of a place like Sodom than it says about the perils of alcohol.
March 4, 2012 at 10:08 am jhonse Harry, I do not disagree that drunkenness has its perils, however we scarcely need Matthew Henry to tell us that. If Lot had been more careful, his daughters' attempted act of incest would have failed. What is in common in both accounts however, is that their lives were shaken up by a great destruction, and at some point soon afterward, they got drunk. In his denunciation of drunkenness, the Pardoner says that Lot lay with his two daughters, so drunk he was, PardT 485-487. See also the peril of temptation, even from relations and friends, whom we love and esteem, and expect kindness from. We must dread a snare, wherever we are, and be always upon our guard. Pratt suggests Trevet's Les Cronicles, fol. R.A. If one were to argue from the scriptures about who had a drinking problem, one could argue more for Noah than Lot. Reply
However, Lot himself is generally represented by the rabbis in an unfavorable light. At the same time I do not believe we have any real indication in the scriptures that Lot had a problem with drinking, and no, Lot is not mentioned again in the Old Testament but neither are many others, righteous or not – but Lot is mentioned as being righteous in 2 Peter. Lot was also prone to over-imbibing, and the account Lot and his daughters was once read every Saturday in some synagogues as a warning to the public against drunkenness. The protection that Lot received from God was granted through the merit of Abraham; otherwise he would have perished with the people of Sodom (Genesis Rabbah 41-51). Thus, Lot is thus unambiguously a righteous man. When Lot separated himself from Abraham, he also separated himself from God, saying, "I have no desire either in Abraham or in his God." Lot chose Sodom as his residence because he was lustful. Many a man does that, when he is drunk, which, when he is sober, he could not think of without horror. Lot grazed his flocks in fields that belonged to neighboring peoples, and he quarreled with Abraham over this fact. If one were to argue from the scriptures about who had a drinking problem, one could argue more for Noah than Lot.
The are several important differences between the story of Lot (Lut) in the Qur'an and that of Lot in the Bible. At the same time I do not believe we have any real indication in the scriptures that Lot had a problem with drinking, and no, Lot is not mentioned again in the Old Testament but neither are many others, righteous or not – but Lot is mentioned as being righteous in 2 Peter. He is also considered to be a prophet and the first person other than Abraham himself to believe in the teaching that came to be known later as Islam.
Harry, I do not disagree that drunkenness has its perils, however we scarcely need Matthew Henry to tell us that. What is in common in both accounts however, is that their lives were shaken up by a great destruction, and at some point soon afterward, they got drunk. No excuse can be made for the daughters, nor for Lot. Lot’s daughters sleeping with him however is really just an anecdote in the whole story of Sodom, and I think it says more about how Lot’s daughters may have been affected by the culture of a place like Sodom than it says about the perils of alcohol. Most important, the Qur'an omits Lot's drunkenness and his incestuous relationship with his daughters. 5r, for the detail of Lot's drunkenness.
See the peril of drunkenness; it is not only a great sin itself, but lets in many sins, which bring a lasting wound and dishonour. Lot’s daughters sleeping with him however is really just an anecdote in the whole story of Sodom, and I think it says more about how Lot’s daughters may have been affected by the culture of a place like Sodom than it says about the perils of alcohol.
March 4, 2012 at 10:08 am jhonse Harry, I do not disagree that drunkenness has its perils, however we scarcely need Matthew Henry to tell us that. If Lot had been more careful, his daughters' attempted act of incest would have failed. What is in common in both accounts however, is that their lives were shaken up by a great destruction, and at some point soon afterward, they got drunk. In his denunciation of drunkenness, the Pardoner says that Lot lay with his two daughters, so drunk he was, PardT 485-487. See also the peril of temptation, even from relations and friends, whom we love and esteem, and expect kindness from. We must dread a snare, wherever we are, and be always upon our guard. Pratt suggests Trevet's Les Cronicles, fol. R.A. If one were to argue from the scriptures about who had a drinking problem, one could argue more for Noah than Lot. Reply
However, Lot himself is generally represented by the rabbis in an unfavorable light. At the same time I do not believe we have any real indication in the scriptures that Lot had a problem with drinking, and no, Lot is not mentioned again in the Old Testament but neither are many others, righteous or not – but Lot is mentioned as being righteous in 2 Peter. Lot was also prone to over-imbibing, and the account Lot and his daughters was once read every Saturday in some synagogues as a warning to the public against drunkenness. The protection that Lot received from God was granted through the merit of Abraham; otherwise he would have perished with the people of Sodom (Genesis Rabbah 41-51). Thus, Lot is thus unambiguously a righteous man. When Lot separated himself from Abraham, he also separated himself from God, saying, "I have no desire either in Abraham or in his God." Lot chose Sodom as his residence because he was lustful. Many a man does that, when he is drunk, which, when he is sober, he could not think of without horror. Lot grazed his flocks in fields that belonged to neighboring peoples, and he quarreled with Abraham over this fact. If one were to argue from the scriptures about who had a drinking problem, one could argue more for Noah than Lot.
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