Creative Writing: Lot's Mistake

The land stretched out in front of them, smoke rising from blackened patches, the hills nearly leveled under the weight of the molten rock. Lot’s younger daughter, Bina, retreated back into the cave, her head hung to mask the tears on her face. Standing on her own, Lot’s elder daughter, Shira, stole a look at her father, her eyebrows knitted together as she tried to comprehend what had just happened. Lot could just make out the speck of white where his wife had turned to salt on one of the flattened hills. He reached over to Shira, trying to express his regret and empathy for the loss of her mother. She shrugged away from his hand.
Lot moved toward Bina in the cave and motioned to Shira to follow him. “I know both of you are confused as to what you just witnessed,” he said. “I want you to know that this is all part of God’s plan.”
“Was it part of God’s plan to offer us to those sinful men?” Shira replied bitingly.
“Yes and no. Let me explain.” Lot leaned against the wall of the cave and gathered his …show more content…
“I needed to sacrifice you two because of how pure, innocent, and important you are to me. I needed to protect God’s servants, and I had faith that God saw I was desperately trying to get out of the situation with Sodomites. I offered you both because I knew that God would not harm innocents. I knew that if I kept my faith and followed the teachings of God, He would see my efforts to change the men. I would have to be willing to sacrifice my own daughters to save God’s angels from the men. I was willing to give you two over to the men because you girls were the closest assets I had that would be close to the purity of the angels. God must have known how valuable you girls are to me. I had a sneaking suspicion that God would not let the descendants of the chosen prophet suffer. Of course, I could not be certain that He would save you. That’s why I chose to sacrifice you two. I needed to demonstrate my