Jesus chose her as an stark example warning people against an attachment to ‘the old life’ (Luke 17:28-32). Genesis 19:15-25 tells how Lot was led urgently out of Sodom by the angels because it was to be destroyed. The angels told them not to look back or stop (Genesis 19:17). Lot’s wife went with him, but as they reached the place of safety and Sodom was destroyed by God, she looked back. Given how Jesus uses her example, it is very likely that her ‘looking back’ was both physical and symbolic: rather than looking forward to the new life she was receiving from God, she worried instead about what she was losing, even though what she was loosing was life in a sinful, godless place. God burned Sodom with fire from heaven and Lot’s wife was looking back at Sodom; God judged her behaviour and attitude and turned her into a pillar of salt.

Jesus warns us not to follow her example so that we will not follow in her punishment (Luke 17:32). Look forward to God’s reward – people who look back are not fit for it (Luke 9:62).

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2 Responses to What did Lot’s wife do wrong?

  1. Donna says:

    Hi I have to do a paper on Lot’s wife, where are some good notes found?

  2. mary says:

    God bless even Abraham was tested whenn he was instructed to take his favored son Issiah to the top of the mountain and sacrifice him as God had instructed upon taking the command seriouslyy reguardleas of his own feelings on the issue he was told he did not have to loose his son. He was in Gods Circlle after that. Lotswife let her own plans get in the way of her listening to and obeying Gods every command so its very understandable that if your not going to benefit the team to with the game coach is going to cut you Its IS HIS. WORLD HIS RULES, I fear the times I have mistakenly made what seems to be a harmless little act of disobediance but was not trusting the Lord and the Nathan he wants me on.

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