[Avodah] The Delet Hakodesh and Lot

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 02:34:34PM -0600, Brent Kaufman via Avodah wrote:
> 2) Lot offers his daughters to be gang raped and killed by an unimaginable
> number of brutal animals rather than hand over his guests, whom he just
> met, to the same fate.

Actually, Seforno gives a realistic interpretation...

Lot didn't realize what kind of people his sons-in-law were. He thought
they merited being saved with him; instead they laugh when he suggests
fleeing, and thus end up punished along with the rest of Sodom.

At this point in the story, Lot still thought they shared his ideals, just
needing some prodding before being willing to take on a whole town. But he
took it for granted they would fight to defend their wives. They didn't.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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