# 172 Infatuation With Sex

The Book of Genesis

Day 172

Ge 19:31 Now the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth.  32 "Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father."  33 So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.  34 It happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, "Indeed I lay with my father last night; let us make him drink wine tonight also, and you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father."  35 Then they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.  36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.  37 The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

There’s something really fishy here. Lot’s older daughter is the instigator, and she evidently has been tainted by the sexually immoral atmosphere of her environment.  ( I mean, when did  sex become a custom?) For whatever reason, she wanted to experience this thing that the Sodomites had made such a big deal about.  They had a “no holds barred” attitude toward sexual activity and their approach to sexual activity must’ve had a profound impact on her.  That may seem like a harsh judgment on my part, but she knew what she was doing,  even to the point of getting her father drunk enough to pull it off.  

Now, you might say here, “but she was married, surely she knew what sex was all about.”  Not so fast!  The RSV and the ESV Bibles rightly state that the daughters of Lot were betrothed or “engaged”  to be married. By Jewish tradition they were considered to be married, but were to remain virgins until their wedding night!  Ge 19:14 makes this clear as we read, “So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "

Lot’s eldest daughter was determined to try some sex, and in her view, she was locked up in this cave forever with only one man in sight, she thought this was her only chance…and the unthinkable became a reality.

Sad to say, we have a multitude of Lot’s daughters and sons in our sex crazed culture of the day. They have grown up in a culture that glorifies no holds barred sex on billboards, movies, magazines, and even television shows that claim to be family friendly. You can’t watch a sporting event as a family without viewing commercials that use sex as a selling tool!   Add to that the availability of sexual exploration available on the internet and you begin to see why our young people have an unhealthy view of the God-given gift of sexuality that He has reserved for man and woman in marriage! Yes, we might even say that sex has become a custom rather than what God intended it to be!

Our kids have grown up with a view that sexual activity is a badge that proves one’s worth or value! Many wonder what’s wrong with them if they are 13 and still a virgin. How do we turn this thing around? I wish I had the answer.  We can’t live in caves…that won’t work. Maybe we can check our own exposure to the world’s infatuation with sex and try to keep it to a minimum.  Surely, we ought to take the time to speak to our children about God’s plan for sexual activity as opposed to the customs of the world, and begin talking about it in an age appropriate way early on. 

Let us seek to lead by example and pray that God will help us get the following truth through to our kids: Heb 13:4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Pray: Open our eyes to the beauty of waiting to “know” our spouses on our wedding night! It’s what You want in marriage, and You only want what is best for Your children!