Genesis 19:12-29

Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. 'Do you have any other relatives here in the city?' they asked. 'Get them out of this place—your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else. For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it.'" v.12-13
God promised to spare Sodom if only 10 innocent people lived there. Obviously not 10 could be found, because the angels arrived to destroy the city. Archaeological evidence points to an advanced civilization in this area during Abraham's day. Most researchers also confirm some kind of sudden or devastating destruction. It is now widely thought that the buried city lies beneath the waters of the southern end of the sea of the Dead Sea. The story of Sodom reveals that the people of Lot's day had to deal with the same kinds of repulsive sins the world world faces today.

"When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the LORD was merciful." v16
Have you ever hesitated to do something? Especially something that required Faith? It is easy to get settled in a comfort zone or a situation even if it is not the best for us. Lot hesitated, so the angle seized his hand and rushed him to safety. Lot did not want to leave the wealth, position, and comfort he enjoyed in Sodom. How many times does a curtain situation seem to hypnotize us from the things God what us to do or experience?

Taken from the NLT Life Application Study Bible