Daily Devotions
2 Peter
"And delivered righteous Lot"
Text: 2 Peter 2:7
THE DELIVERANCE OF GOD
The Apostle Peter established that God would judge the unrepentant wicked. He also taught that God would deliver the righteous.
“And delivered righteous Lot,
who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked
(for that righteous man, dwelling among them,
tormented his righteous soul from day to day
by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds).”
2 Peter 2:7-8
1. “And delivered righteous Lot”
a) Lot was described as “righteous”.
b) Righteousness typically has two main features:
i) Imputed righteousness (God-given)
ii) Personal righteousness (exhibited in daily life)
c) The word “delivered”
i) He was not condemned.
ii) He was rescued from the destruction that befell Sodom and Gomorrah.
2. “Who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked”
a) This is an invaluable insight.
b) The text in Genesis 19 indicated that Lot did the following:
i) He protected the two men (angels in disguise).
ii) He sought to reason with the people in Sodom and Gomorrah.
c) The word “oppressed”
i) He may well have been mistreated by the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah.
ii) This is quite possible.
iii) This word also described how he felt deeply.
d) “The filthy conduct of the wicked”
i) The word “conduct” describes one’s way of life.
iii) Their conduct was lawless, unprincipled and unbridled.
3. “For that righteous man, dwelling among them”
a) Lot sought to live as a righteous man.
b) Though he dwelt among people who exhibited gross conduct.
4. “Tormented his righteous soul”
a) Lot’s soul was righteous.
b) He felt tormented in Sodom and Gomorrah.
5. “From day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds”
a) Daily, he could see great misdeeds.
b) Daily, he would hear about lawless deeds being done.
c) Helpless, his soul was tormented.